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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal ____ with unalienable rights ____ life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” “That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed ____ “"That whenever any form of government becomes destructive ____ it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and institute a new government."Which document includes these quotes?”
A
Articles of Confederation
B
Constitution of the United States of America
C
Olive Branch Petition
D
Declaration of Independence
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The central claim that “all men are created equal” had profound implications for the American regime of liberty. The “self-evident truth” of human equality meant that humans had equal natural rights, equally gave their consent to create a republican government, had equal dignity, and were equal under the law.

Detailed explanation-2: -What he really meant was that the American colonists, as a people, had the same rights of self-government as other peoples, and hence could declare independence, create new governments and assume their “separate and equal station” among other nations.

Detailed explanation-3: -When Thomas Jefferson penned “all men are created equal, ” he did not mean individual equality, says Stanford scholar. When the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, it was a call for the right to statehood rather than individual liberties, says Stanford historian Jack Rakove.

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