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☆☆☆☆☆On July 4, 1776, the American colonies declared their freedom from British rule.
The (US) Declaration of Independence asserted a philosophy of government that any government can only rule with the consent of the governed, and that the basic purpose of government is to protect people's rights. It gave many examples of how the government of Great Britain -- and, in particular, King George III -- had violated the rights of the colonists and so lost their consent. It then proclaimed that, as a result of this, the colonies issuing it (the 13 English colonies in North America) were free and independent states.
It declared the 13 English colonies in North America "free and independent states", no longer under the rule of Britain and its king, and it listed, for the world to read and consider, reasons "for the separation", viz., a variety of complaints against King George III.
The Declaration of Independence declared the colonies independence. It expressed to other nations why the colonies felt forced to leave Great Britain.
People who supported the new constitution and work to get it ratified
Slavery remained legal so that the states would stay united.
True. Under the Articles of Confederation the government had no power to collect taxes.
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Some northern states made slavery against the law.
it was not backed by gold silver or land
It was not backed by gold, silver, or land.
Representative democracy has an advantage in comparison to direct democracy, because the more citizens you have, the more difficult it becomes for them all to get together and make a collective decision about anything. It is not impossible, and even in our representative system we sometimes hold a referendum so that everybody can make their wishes known, however, it is not feasible to hold a referendum every time the government needs to make a decision about anything.
Elected officials could study issues carefully.
wealthy loyalists had left america.
Answer this question…The Townshend Acts were passedThe proclamation line was set.The Boston Massacre occurred.
