The significance of the Battle of Bunker Hill was that it showed the determination of the outnumbered American forces. Although the colonial forces were defeated their ability to inflict damages and heavy losses on the British was an important factor in increasing the support for the colonists military efforts.
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To force a bill out of committee, A DISCHARGE petition must be signed by a majority of the representatives.
A discharge petition refers to a petition that is used in the house of representative to force a bill out of the committee unto the floor of the house for a vote. For the petition to be successful, 218 members of the house have to vote in its favor.
Chartism was the first movement both working class in character and national in scope that grew out of the protest against the injustices of the new industrial and political order in Britain.
