WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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motivate European rulers to establish new colonies
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inspire people in other countries to question theauthority of their government
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encourage new settlers in South America to assimilatenative populations
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persuade religious leaders in other countries to stopthe persecution of non-Christians
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Declaration of Independence has also been a source of inspiration outside the United States. It encouraged Antonio de Nariño and Francisco de Miranda to strive toward overthrowing the Spanish empire in South America, and it was quoted with enthusiasm by the marquis de Mirabeau during the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thomas Jefferson used the thoughts first penned by John Locke while writing the Declaration of Independence. The phrase “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, ” was an idea first considered by Locke in his Two Treatises on Government.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Virginia Declaration of Rights strongly influenced Thomas Jefferson in writing the first part of the Declaration of Independence. It later provided the foundation for the Bill of Rights.