It has great importance to the people of America since it led to their independence from King George III. The Declaration justified their right to rebel against a government that no longer safeguarded the natural rights. Furthermore, it helped the nation to obtain increased foreign aid from France in the fight against English colonization (Armitage 12). The Declaration of Independence highlighted certain principles that the American people thought were significant such as liberty and equality.
important. We are far away from becoming a united continent; very far in Central and South America, and not that far in North America.Were Canada and the USA, Mexico are prime examples.Canada and USA are much more united than Mexico. The comparison and as such is not perfect, just the fact that is a comparison establishes the fact that there are differences.This comparison of North America with Latin America is summarized as follows. One general: Jorge Washington and one President
tended to favor the wealthy. Many of the Virginia colonists dissatisfied with the falling prices of tobacco and rising taxes wanted for more land. Though they couldn’t obtain anymore land due to the Governor Berkeley's Native American Policy. The colonial hunger for economic success and land finally drove them to go against Berkley’s words. This was known as Bacon’s Rebellion, led by Nathaniel Bacon. Quickly Berkeley declared Bacon a rebel. Bacon eventually captured Jamestown. The rebellion’s influence
We all know that the Boston Tea Party was the major turning point in in the American history, but do we really understand what happened and why it was so important? I tend to show the importance in the facts of what happened that night on December 16, 1773, and what lead up to The Boston Tea Party and some facts that people may not know about the Boston Tea Party. So, let’s explore our facts that I found from my research. We first need to know what lead to the Boston Tea Party. In December 1600
Jerry Wang Ms. Frankie Tsai 11HSS1 7 Jan 2015 The Effects of the Great Awakening and Enlightenment on Americans Through out the various topics in the history of America, the Great Awakening and Enlightenment seem to be the most debatable sources. The reason is simply because there are too many things to be discussed. Being one of the most significant revolutions throughout world history, the American Revolution had many great achievements that could be contributed to the Great Awakening and
Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke (1632–1704) argued that in the ‘state of nature’, all men were free and equal, therefore possessing inalienable rights independent of the laws of any government or authority. Naturally endowed with the right to life, liberty, and property, humans could legitimately