THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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protect the rights of individuals
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provide strong military leadership
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protect a nation from foreign invasions
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ensure the stability of a country’s economy
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Detailed explanation-1: -The second sentence of the second section of the Declaration states, “That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men . . . .” According to the Declaration, people establish governments in order to ensure that their rights are guaranteed and protected; that is the purpose of government.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United States declaration of independence started the trend of composing official documents stating natural human rights that all individuals possess. The United States Declaration of Independence and French declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen were both documents standing for freedom and equality.
Detailed explanation-3: -In its preamble and its 17 articles, it sets out the “natural and inalienable” rights, which are freedom, ownership, security, resistance to oppression; it recognizes equality before the law and the justice system, and affirms the principle of separation of powers.