1. Analyzing the Declaration of Independence
Jefferson is able to put Locke's philosophies into the realm of the real-world politics. ... Towards the end of the list of abuses, the Declaration focuses on specific examples and actions of King George lll, "He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against the country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands", these specific incidents helped convey the Continental Congress that reconciliation was impossible and to cast their vote in favor of the independence. ... Additionally, t...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate