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The English Parliament |
In designing the legislative branch, the writers of the Constitution based their ideas on what existing system? |
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To explain why the colonists wanted to be free from British rule. |
A goal of the Declaration of Independence |
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It encouraged more religious enthusiasm and political independence. |
What impact did the Great Awakening have on the colonists? |
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Its ideals of independence spread to France. Peasants and middle class became increasingly dissatisfied with the French monarchy. |
How did the American Revolution influence France? |
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The Declaration of Independence |
Which document contains the phrase, "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." |
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