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    Ernesto Infante Ms. Allred English 3B Period 7 22 March 2013 Liberty Declaration of Independence To: Greenfield high From: Ernesto Infante It’s necessary that we reach an understanding‚ because as a young adult is important to have more independence from our parents‚ In order to learn and experience more changing acquaintances in our lives. It is extremely important to act now because it will prepare me to make good decisions in the future and also to learn how to not depend

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    governed. 3. What are the "unalienable rights" that Jefferson states? Life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. 4. Who or what does Jefferson hold accountable for most of the problems the colonies are suffering through? The King of Great Britain. 5. What tone does the final statement of the Declaration of Independence display? A sense of pride and strength. Is this tone effective in conveying the importance of this document? Yes. 6. Jefferson speaks of "the laws of nature and of Nature’s God." What

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    APUSH September 26‚ 2013 The New England and the Chesapeake Colonies were two very distinct colonies. The colonist came to the Americas in order to escape religious toleration and economic prosperity. As time passed the colonist were changed by their different surroundings. Although the New England and Chesapeake colonies both had English immigrants‚ they differentiated due to economic‚ social‚ and religious causes. In contrast the colonies were very different societies. There is many differences

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    Israel illustrate this point. Even America‚ “the land of the free‚” has struggled with this notion of coexistence dating back to when the colonies were first settled. The Seven Years War generated common and disparate interests within English colonies‚ and the consequences of the Treaty of Paris both helped to unify and further separate the existing British colonies. While coexistence is nothing more than a notion‚ it seems that every action in an effort to unify doesn’t come without separation.

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    Kenyan Independence Movement The East Africa Protectorate was first colonized by British settlers in 1895 and with the creation of the treaty of Versailles in 1920 it officially came under British control as the colony of Kenya. The people of Kenya were never content with having the white settlers take their land from them and continuously expressed their thoughts. However‚ Kenya wouldn’t become an independent nation until December 12‚ 1963. Kenya’s road to independence was filled with oppression

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    affected by different factors more than others. The thirteen colonies can be divided into three distinct regional sections: New England‚ Middle‚ and Southern. Each section had its own distinct economic and cultural framework which emerged from the geographical elements of the land and the religious beliefs of the settlers. Although founded by people of similar European origin‚ the regions became unique. This allowed all thirteen colonies to prosper and generate money in the way best suited for them

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    Puritans. The Puritans were the individuals who created the Thirteen Colonies during the 1600s. Religion is the reason for many things the Puritans did when establishing the thirteen colonies. Religion impacted the way English colonies were created in North America by being the reason for Puritans to leave Europe‚ the structure of which the colonies were built around‚ and the reasoning behind their actions. The original thirteen colonies were founded by the Puritans. The Puritans left England in hope

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    During and following the Protestant Reformation‚ an innumerable measure of dignitaries lost‚ as well as gained a great deal due to the Reformation. Dignitaries or authority figures during this time period consisted of highly ranked members of the Church and Government. As a result of this 16th century movement‚ both were affected negatively and positively. The authority figure that lost the most was the Pope. It was established that the Bible held more authority than the Church in the 1400’s by

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    The Declaration of Independent written by Thomas Jefferson‚ the declaration opens to explain for the British colonies of how Colonies have permission to overthrow their government‚ make a choice of becoming a separate nation‚ and seeking for independence. The Declaration also wrote that people deserve to have right to; live‚ freedom‚ and pursuit of happiness. "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

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    “The Declaration of Independence” by Thomas Jefferson: A Summary “The Declaration of Independence” written in 1776 to declare the United States independence from England. The Declaration of Independence declares that all men are created equal‚ that they all have natural rights that should not be infringed upon by a government. That a government should be made up from men and get its power from the ones that they govern. If any government fails in its purpose to protect the people’s rights

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