The answer is George Washington
Geothermal plateau. I'm only guessing, but since a lot of places use heat as energy it only makes sense.
The statement that is true in the Pacific theater during World War II is that the Navajo Indians in the U.S. Marine Corps developed an unbreakable code using their native language.
For Congress to declare independence, a majority of delegations would need authorization to vote for independence, and at least one colonial government would need to specifically instruct (or grant permission for) its delegation to propose a declaration of independence in Congress.