THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY
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it is endowed by nature
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from the permission of the king
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from the authority of parliament
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from the consent of the governed
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Detailed explanation-1: -“Consent of the governed” refers to the idea that a government’s legitimacy and moral right to use state power is justified and lawful only when consented, or agreed to, by the people over which that political power is exercised.
Detailed explanation-2: -The independent states claim the power to levy war, make peace, make alliances with foreign nations, conduct trade, and to do anything else that independent states have the right to do.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Declaration of Independence was designed for multiple audiences: the King, the colonists, and the world. It was also designed to multitask. Its goals were to rally the troops, win foreign allies, and to announce the creation of a new country.
Detailed explanation-4: -How did the principle of the consent of the governed impact the Declaration of Independence? It was an integral part of the Declaration and it meant common people have to allow their rulers to have any authority over them.