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Hello, and thanks for joining Revolution 250, where we remember events that took place 250 years ago this week.

It's a short bonus episode from the American Revolution podcast to remember these important 250th anniversaries from the Revolutionary War.

This week, we remember the Continental Congress's first call for independence on May 10, 1776.

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In 1775, almost no one was talking about independence.

Even late in that year, many were still pending their hopes on the fact that the king would negotiate a political compromise between Parliament and the colonies in order to put a stop to the violence.

After the King made clear that he backed Parliament and favored military suppression of the rebellion, the leaders had to decide what to do next.

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