JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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Jean Jacques Rousseau
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Smuggling
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Social Contract
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John Locke
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Split with Great Britain
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Detailed explanation-1: -They established a Continental army and elected George Washington as Commander-in-Chief, but the delegates also drafted the Olive Branch Petition and sent it to King George III in hopes of reaching a peaceful resolution. The king refused to hear the petition and declared the American colonies in revolt.
Detailed explanation-2: -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 Second Continental Congress had to decide whether to continue working toward peace or to split with Great Britain. Following the French and Indian War, King George issued a forbidding colonists from settling in lands won from France. boycotting British goods.
Detailed explanation-4: -April 11, 1783-The Continental Congress issued a proclamation “Declaring the cessation of arms” against Great Britain. April 15, 1783-The preliminary articles of peace were approved by Congress. January 14, 1784-The Treaty of Paris was ratified by Congress.