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  2. Olive Branch Petition - Wikipedia

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    The Second Continental Congress convened in May 1775, and most delegates followed John Dickinson in his quest to reconcile with King George. However, a rather small group of delegates led by John Adams believed that war was inevitable, and they decided that the wisest course of action was to remain quiet and wait for the opportune time to rally the people.

  3. Nonviolent resistance - Wikipedia

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    Shaheen Bagh protest: Peaceful protests led by Muslim ladies against CAA among other things. 2020–2021 Belarus 2020–2021 Belarusian protests: Peaceful mass demonstrations against the contested re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko and state violence. 2020–2021 India 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest

  4. Nonviolent revolution - Wikipedia

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    A peaceful revolution or bloodless coup is an overthrow of a government that occurs without violence. If the revolutionists refuse to use violence, it is known as a nonviolent revolution. If the revolutionists are willing to use force, but the loyalists (government) negotiate or surrender to divert armed conflict, it is called a bloodless war .

  5. 15 powerful moments of peaceful protest from across the country

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    Police and protesters clashed in cities around the United States Saturday night, but there were also peaceful protests being held to honor the memory of George Floyd and to call out racism and ...

  6. Peace movement - Wikipedia

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    American activist groups, including United for Peace and Justice, Code Pink (Women Say No To War), Iraq Veterans Against the War, Military Families Speak Out (MFSO), Not in Our Name, A.N.S.W.E.R., Veterans for Peace, and The World Can't Wait continued to protest against the Iraq War. Protest methods included rallies and marches, impeachment ...

  7. Daughters of Liberty - Wikipedia

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    The main task of the Daughters of Liberty was to protest the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts through aiding the Sons of Liberty in boycotts and support movements prior to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. The Daughters of Liberty participated in spinning bees, helping to produce homespun cloth for colonists to wear instead of British textiles ...

  8. Pacifism - Wikipedia

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    Pacifism covers a spectrum of views, including the belief that international disputes can and should be peacefully resolved, calls for the abolition of the institutions of the military and war, opposition to any organization of society through governmental force (anarchist or libertarian pacifism), rejection of the use of physical violence to obtain political, economic or social goals, the ...

  9. American Revolutionary War - Wikipedia

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    The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was an armed conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.