THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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“All men are ____ endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.”
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“Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes.”
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“That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States.”
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“That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
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Detailed explanation-1: -The most important and dramatic statement comes near the end: “That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States.” It declares a complete break with Britain and its King and claims the powers of an independent country.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence most clearly reflects the ideas that the people are the source of government? “… deriving their just power from the consent of the governed…"
Detailed explanation-3: -In the early 1770s, more and more colonists became convinced that Parliament intended to take away their freedom. In fact, the Americans saw a pattern of increasing oppression and corruption happening all around the world.