MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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strengthen colonial ties with England
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establish a basic set of laws for the United States
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state the reasons for the American Revolution
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demand freedom of speech and of the press
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Detailed explanation-1: -Its goals were to rally the troops, win foreign allies, and to announce the creation of a new country. The introductory sentence states the Declaration’s main purpose, to explain the colonists’ right to revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Declaration of Independence (1776) built on the American settlers’ common goals of unity, freedom and protection of individual rights.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Declaration of Independence, which officially broke all political ties between the American colonies and Great Britain, set forth the ideas and principles behind a just and fair government, and the Constitution outlined how this government would function.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence. By declaring themselves an independent nation, the American colonists were able to confirm an official alliance with the Government of France and obtain French assistance in the war against Great Britain.