Declaration of Independence

The Tories were loyalists. For example, after the US Declaration of Independence, people started taking sides, either as a patriot or as a loyalist. If you were a loyalist, you were one who remained loyal to the king and felt you had to defend England. If you were a patriot, you supported independence. The Tories were members of a political party called Loyalists that existed in the 17th and 19th centuries.

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August 2, 1776

It turned a rebellion into a fight for freedom.

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the adoption of the Declaration of Independence sparked bitter disunity among the colonists.

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It depends on what you mean by "cultural group." For example, are "People who Live on the Western Coast of a Continent" a cultural group? How about "People who chose to live near an Earthquake fault?" What constitutes a "cultural group?"

If a cultural group is defined as being composed of people of the same sex, women are the largest cultural group at 50.8% (2010 census). If it's defined by ethnic origin, whites of non-Hispanic origin are the largest cultural group at 63.7% (2010 census). If it's defined by which ethnic group has the largest ethnic representation in California (compared to other states), it's Native Americans.

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to support an argument by showing that because other courts have made similar decisions, the decision in the current case must be logical

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