JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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Question
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They started the French and Indian War.
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They chose a committee to write the Declaration of Independence explaining why the colonies should be free.
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They passed the Tea Act, allowing a British company to import tea to the colonies without paying taxes.
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They hired Thomas Paine to write Common Sense.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1775, the Second Continental Congress convened after the Revolutionary War had already begun. In 1776, it took the momentous step of declaring America’s independence from Britain.
Detailed explanation-2: -6. How did the Second Continental Congress decide to handle the British? They would create a Continental Army to fight the British.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Congress appointed George Washington as commander of the Continental Army, and authorized the raising of the army through conscription. On July 4, 1776, the Congress issued the Declaration of Independence, which for the first time asserted the colonies’ intention to be fully independent of the mother country.
Detailed explanation-4: -Although the section of the Lee Resolution dealing with independence was not adopted until July 2, Congress appointed on June 10 a committee of five to draft a statement of independence for the colonies.