MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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Declaration of Independence
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Mayflower Compact
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U.S. Constitution
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Bill of Rights
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Detailed explanation-1: -By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking their independence.
Detailed explanation-2: -A Declaration of Independence Correct – The Declaration of Independence was written by the colonists to outline the reasons why they were unhappy with English policies.
Detailed explanation-3: -The three main themes of the colonists’ complaints are individual rights, representation, and taxation. Individual rights are rights guaranteed to people. Representation in the English Parliament was important to the colonists, and the colonists believed that taxation without representation was wrong.
Detailed explanation-4: -Q. Which colonial concern led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence? The king failed to tax the colonists.