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    Grievances Translation 1. “He has refused his Assent to Laws‚ the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.” Translation: The king has refused to sign into a law system where Courts administer justice. 2. “He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance‚ unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended‚ he has utterly neglected to attend to them.” Translation: The King has forbid his Governors to

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    In 1776 Thomas Jefferson created the first draft of the declaration of independence‚ which of the 4 ideals is most important. In June 1776‚ Thomas Jefferson was asked to write a declaration of independence from England. In his draft‚ he listed several important ideals including equality‚ unalienable rights‚ consent of the governed and to alter or abolish government. Which goal in the declaration of independence was most important. Of these Ideals sure equality and unalienable rights are very significant

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    When in life‚ sometimes it is necessary that you leave behind people or things you once cared for because of mistreatment or irritation. In this case‚ I never particularly cared and that may be part of the problem but I am still not getting the freedom I was promised when I started working. I deserve better treatment because I am a hard worker‚ I do not slack. I always make sure to give my job one-hundred percent. I have the right as a teenager to only work a couple days a week for a few hours

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    Jefferson’s - “The Declaration of Independence” In the declaration of Independence‚ Jefferson is listing down all of his complaints to king George and the reasons why they need to be seperated. However in this specific passage he shows the hypocrisy how he originally stated all men are created equal but specifically excludes “the merciless Indian Savages.” According to many historians the original text had mentioned the mistreatment of African Americans and tried to abolish slavery early but was rejected

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    statement inscribed in the Declaration of Independence‚ granting every (white‚ land owning) man his freedom. As time goes on and people of the white society begin to take note of the inhumane treatment of African Americans‚ there is a gradual shift in the political stance on slavery. Abolitionists began pushing to see that the Declaration’s words were met. Many white abolitionist fought for African slaves’ freedom from a moral standpoint. Angelina Grimke believed slavery was an act against God. In

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    of the British government. Who else would have been a better champion of the American Independence than someone who lived through the corruption of the British parliament? Thomas Pain’s audience was the average commoner. Thomas Jeferson’s intended audience was educated people; merchants‚ property owners‚ and government officials. I believe the reason why slavery was not included in the declaration of independence‚ was because Great Britain was offering slaves the chance to be free if slaves join

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    Social: human rights‚ families‚ women‚ relationships between rich and poor‚ art‚ music Political: rulers‚ diplomacy‚ war Religious: impact of religion on everything else Intellectual: big ideas‚ philosophy Technological: inventions‚ wars Economic: trade‚ money‚ inflation‚ poverty Renaissance society viewed itself as a rebirth began ~1400‚ Florence ended with french invasion of northern italy in 1494 ends in italy with destruction of rome by troops of charles V in 1527 it spread to europe

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    American Values of the Declaration of Independence In 1776‚ a semi-unified country signed one of the most important documents in history. Since then the nation has shown signs of how different the country was from 1776 to the present. The Declaration of Independence is based on the social contract theory of government and is focused on equality‚ freedom‚ and power.These values have been both supported and contradicted in American history (Jefferson‚ pg.443). In the declaration‚ Jefferson states

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    would no longer remain silent. The document that declared the independence of this new country is the Declaration of Independence. The first section of the Declaration of Independence includes some of the worlds most quoted words. The introduction serves to declare the reasons the colonists want to separate themselves from England. The second paragraph contains the statement that gives us the entire philosophy of this declaration. It states that “all Men are created equal‚ that they are endowed

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    The Declaration of Independence was written as a way to try and gain freedom for the colonists. Within‚ there are stated many ideals that the colonists had and believed were important‚ they were; equality‚ the right to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness‚ consent of the governed‚ and the ability to alter or abolish government. Many have differing views on what ideal in the document is the most important out of the four listed. In my opinion they started off with a bang and put the most important

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