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    decisions. During the time of the American Revolution‚ colonists were forced to use common sense in order to defend not only themselves‚ but also the land that they called home. The call for independence came to the colonists out of necessity of gaining back their rights and establishing a government that worked to fulfill their needs. Looking back on the history of the American colonies‚ it is clear that the colonists’ movement for independence was in fact “common sense.” For many years‚ Britain had

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    In 1763 the colonists faced a series of conflicts with Great Britain. These conflicts resulted in the break between the two. Although Great Britain caused many problems by imposing several restrictive acts on the colonists’ during their fight for independence‚ it more importantly caused the colonists’ to come together and grow as they started an independence movement. Great Britain imposed many taxes on the colonists‚ one being the Sugar Act. The reason the Sugar made the colonists so mad was because

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    The Declaration of Independence is a defined as the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. In the spring of 1776‚ one colony after another instructed its representatives to the Second Continental Congress to vote for independence. In early June‚ young Livingston joined the committee assigned to prepare a formal statement declaring independence from Great Britain. Jefferson willingly took responsibility for creating

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    Allison English 101 2 September 2014 Rhetorical Analysis In the Declaration of Independence‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ one of the founding fathers of the United States‚ explains to his readers why the colonies chose to abolish Great Britain’s government. His goal is to inform the readers that the government has certain responsibilities to the governed and that the British failed to adhere to its responsibilities to its colonists. His second goal is to justify their actions by explaining why it was not considered

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    21. Both Native Americans and White Colonists thought that each group was “wasting” their own land. Colonists believed that the Natives weren’t using and spreading their land to its fullest potential while the Natives had never fathomed the fact that you could have individual ownership over an acre of space. New England life varied from other colonial regions because:
1. It was less ethically mixed than the middle or southern regions. Ideas such as black slavery did not excel‚ and it was an almost

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    Declaration of Independence was written and created with the purpose of the colonists gaining freedom from Great Britain. The colonists were tired of being taken advantage of with strict laws and crazy taxes. This document was approved on July 4th‚ 1776. It was hand-written by Thomas Jefferson. The first part explains why it was written‚ the second part contains how King George has failed as a King and how he has violated them‚ and finally the third and last part of the Declaration of Independence is the

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    Matthew Crespo Ms. Valdes US History Period: 8 12/1/15 American Independence Have you ever wondered what led to the American Revolution? At the time there was much tension between Britain and the 13 colonies. For example‚ parliament had imposed many taxes and passed the Intolerable Acts. The tension also increased as a result of the formation of the Sons Of Liberty. These three events led to what we know as‚ the American Revolution. The least influential yet‚ important of the three events was

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    Jefferson took over George Washington’s position as a delegate to the Second Constitutional Congress. During this time‚ Thomas Jefferson was appointed by Congress to a five-person committee in charge of writing The Declaration of Independence. The other four members were John Adams‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ Roger Sherman‚ and Robert Livingston. The committee members recognized Jefferson’s talent and chose him to be the principal author. Jefferson was responsible for writing the first draft—within 17 days

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    ” Knowing this we can ask ourselves what were the colonist goals whenever they started the rebellions and protests? Did they start out wanting to completely overthrow their government? Not knowing every colonist’s thoughts makes it hard to have a set yes or no if the latter was what was planned. Before trying to justify the revolution we must first understand what brought about the anger and resentment towards Britain in the first place. The colonies were settled by Britain and consisted of mainly

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    Is abortion morally justifiable? The issue concerning abortion is considered to divide many individuals‚ it tends to be fought over the point in which a foetus (an unborn human baby more than eight weeks after conception) becomes an independent life that has its own values: before birth or after conception. “To my mind life begins at the moment of conception‚ and to suggest otherwise seems to me just the sort of casuistry which an anti-Papist might describe as fesuitical. (Incidentally‚ I am

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