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What was the Olive Branch Petition?
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What was the Olive Branch Petition?
A letter sent to the king asking for one last chance to make peace
When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence he said that all men had three basic rights - what were those three rights?
Life,Liberty,and pursuit of happiness.
Which Enlightenment thinker argued that all people were born equal and had natural rights to life, liberty, and property?
John locke
This famous colonist author argued that it was "Common Sense" that the colonies break away from Great Britain:
Writer thomas paine
In the Declaration of Independence, how did Jefferson show that King George was unfit to be King?
He did things in his own way rather than for the good of people.
Which idea from the Enlightenment inspired the Second Continental Congress to seek independence from Great Britain?
The social contract
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas jeffreson
The political cartoon below was created by Benjamin Franklin in 1754.
Which action did colonists use this cartoon to support?
It was designed to"Unite the American colonies against the French and their Native allies at the start of the French and Indian war".
Use the quotation to answer the question.
Declaration independence from the british monarchy
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed . . ."
—excerpt from the Declaration of Independence
What is the main idea of this passage
people have rights that cannot be denied by any government
Which law helped stop the spread of slavery to the West?The northwest ordinanceWhat was the single territory that was created out of the lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River?Northwest territoryThe Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 are considered achievements under the Articles of Confederation because they....established processes for settling and governing western territoriesThe Northwest Ordinance of 1787 set a precedent for other western territories by.providing a method for creation of new statesWhere did the Patriot forces endure a winter of terrible suffering?Valley forge in PennsylvaniaAmericans who remained loyal to Great Britain were called Loyalists or__Tories____.Americans who remained loyal to Great Britain were called Loyalists or__Tories____The nation that made an alliance with the revolutionary United States in 1778 was?The nation that made an alliance with the revolutionary United States in 1778 was_France_____.