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Should government be formed by the people and guided by the general will of society How does it relate with the declaration of independence?
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What were the sectors of colonial society that were represented on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence?
Rich guys.
What was the main idea in the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
That when a government failed a society, that society had the right to govern themselves.
What is the philosophy that inspired the Declaration of Independence?
That all people are neturally equal and therefor neturally entitled to the same fundamental rights. Because people are imperfect they require government to establish an orderly society but the proper function of government is to guarantee their rights. Since the rights inher in the people they are the ones who can jundge how their rights can best be protected. Therefor governments are only legitimate when they have the consent of the people being governed and the people have the right to withdraw that consent and change their government if they think their rights are threatened. Read the declaration itself. Jeffersons words are far better than mine. Michael Montagne
Which of these men that signed the declaration of independence was a leading physician of the time and helped found the first American antislavery society?
john witherspoon
Why did women met Seneca falls by in 1848 to discuss the role of women in society and created a document based on?
The Declaration of Independence (APEX)
What were the purposes of the declaration of independence for the US government and society?
to have the us!
Why did Elbridge Gerry refuse to sign the Declaration of Independence?
He felt it gave the government too much power over society.
What were the sectors of colonial society that were represented on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence?
Rich guys.
What did Abigail Adams ask her husband John to include in the Declaration of Independence?
She didn’t ask him to include anything in the Declaration, but it was the constitution. The Declaration was an open letter to the king telling him the colonies grievances and declaring independence. She asked him to consider women’s rights while working on the constitution. She was an early feminist, but it was to no avail because women in the 1700’s had no rights for anything in government or society.
What was the relationship between John Locke and Thomas Jefferson?
john Locke declared that all men are created equal and that everyone shares the same importance in the government as a whole, as a society. Thomas Jefferson also later stated in the Declaration of Independence, influenced by John lock, that everyone is created equal and important to the government.
Who was a leading physician of the time and helped found the first American antislavery society and signed the declaration of independence?
Charles Carroll
Who was the leading physician of the time and helped found the first American antislavery society and signed the declaration of independence?
Charles Carroll
How did Thomas Jefferson impact society during war?
thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independence. also he was in the continental congress
What was the main idea in the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
That when a government failed a society, that society had the right to govern themselves.
Which of these men that signed the declaration of independence was a leading physician of the time and helped found the first American antislavery society?
john witherspoon
Why did women met Seneca falls by in 1848 to discuss the role of women in society and created a document based on?
The Declaration of Independence (APEX)
What is the philosophy that inspired the Declaration of Independence?
That all people are neturally equal and therefor neturally entitled to the same fundamental rights. Because people are imperfect they require government to establish an orderly society but the proper function of government is to guarantee their rights. Since the rights inher in the people they are the ones who can jundge how their rights can best be protected. Therefor governments are only legitimate when they have the consent of the people being governed and the people have the right to withdraw that consent and change their government if they think their rights are threatened. Read the declaration itself. Jeffersons words are far better than mine. Michael Montagne
