THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY
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Question
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The Declaration of Independence states that the new States have all the powers any other nation has. Which of the following is NOT one of those named in the Declaration?
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the right to conclude peace
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the right to tax colonies
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the right to wage war
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the right to conclude peace
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Conclusion and Definition of a New Government 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-2: -. . . that as FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which INDEPENDENT STATES may of right do.
Detailed explanation-3: -We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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