Any tax would take their money and in turn their property which was their key to independence. ... "(17) Furthermore there was a another "principle forming the Americans mind that all men are created equal"(76) That declaration meant to the Americans that they should have the same independence as a nation as what others enjoyed and only have to pay taxes they levied therefore on themselves for their own benefit not the benefit of some far off guardian. ... Morgan here brings up a very good question or shall I say argument, "were the colonists sincere in their declarations of principle or were ...

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Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States (1801–1809). ... Prisoners were questioned without access to attorneys and their bail was often set so high none could afford it. ... He had helped the Americans in their conflict against Britain with his pamphlet Common Sense and possibly had also had a hand in writing the Declaration of Independence. ... " The crisis that happened was that he wanted America to separate from Britain for independence. ... The government respon...

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John Locke is one of the founders of "liberal" political philosophy, the philosophy of individual rights and limited government. This is the philosophy on which the American Constitution and all western political systems today are based. In the Second Treatise of Government, Locke's most important p...

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The successful Revolution against England gave the American people newfound independence and the opportunity to create a new government of their own design and intent. ... The Quartering Act, which required Colonists to house and feed British Troops, was an infringement on the independence that the Colonists desired. ... Independence and legitimate government needed to be established simultaneously. ... Each of the state constitutions contained the fundamental declaration of rights as a core component. ... Merely replacing one set of problems for another would anger Americans who would q...

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During the Enlightenment, men began to question the belief system of the past and began to interpret things through science, mathematics, and laws of nature. ... Thomas Jefferson used his theory of political democracy when writing the Declaration of Independence. ... Declarations and governments formed upon his words. ...

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