In response, Jefferson sent future U.S. president James Monroe to Paris to aid Livingston in the New Orleans purchase negotiations. ... The delegates wanted approval of the Declaration to be unanimous since they all were fully aware of the type of impact that the Declaration would have on the future of this nation. They were blatantly waging rebellion against their king, and admitting it in writing. ... The third paragraph reflects on Jefferson's beliefs and philosophy on both the sovereignty and natural rights of the people, concluding that once adopted, no law is irrevocable and shall a...

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• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He warned the new king Charles II that his usage owas for the most part destructive to his citizens at home and with his characteristic outspoken manner, frequently spoke up for the freedoms and rights of the lower classes. ... Similarly to General George Washington, General Lee was once a general in the Seven Years War, yet, by circumstance, was drawn to the colonies to reside. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Social and technological change in the seventeenth century brought about the greatest change to a seemingly ordinary concept that everyone experiences everyday- thought. Never before had such an immense change in the thought processes of a mass group of people, quite possibly the world over, occurre...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

No soul dared to threaten the authority of king or church as those who did might be tortured or burned at the stake. ... No longer was human comprehension run by the mystical and supernatural once the rational version of comprehension proved much more convincing. ... These rich, privileged men, and future authors of the Declaration of Independence, were confronted with an atmosphere that desperately required the backing of the poor and working-class people in their fight for democracy and freedom. ... They perceived that people, once left to their own resources, could better their condition. ....

• Word Count: 3737
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: Undergraduate