Answer:This year, my annual post celebrating the Fourth of July is drawn from a chapter of Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People, and from a short essay on the same topic, The Declaration of Independence and the American Theory of Government: First Come Rights, and Then Comes Government." It also draws upon Sean Wilentz, No Property in Man: Slavery and Antislavery at the Nation's Founding]
The Declaration of Independence used to be read aloud at public gatherings every Fourth of July. Today, while all Americans have heard of it, all too few have read more than its second sentence. Yet the Declaration shows the natural rights foundation of the American Revolution, and provides important information about what the founders believed makes a constitution or government legitimate. It also raises the question of how these fundamental rights are reconciled with the idea of "the consent of the governed," another idea for which the Declaration is famous.
The adoption of the Declaration, and the public affirmation of its principles, led directly to the phased in abolition of slavery in half of the United States by the time the Constitution was drafted as well as the abolition of slavery in the Northwest Territory. The Rhode Island gradual abolition law of 1784 read:
All men are entitled to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, and the holding Mankind in a State of Slavery, as private property, which has gradually obtained by unrestrained Custom and the Permission of the Law, is repugnant to this Principle, and subversive of the Happiness of Mankind.
Later, the Declaration also assumed increasing importance in the struggle to abolish slavery. It became a lynchpin of the moral and constitutional arguments of the nineteenth-century abolitionists. As one New Yorker opposed to slavery wrote in 1797:
The right of property which every man has to his personal liberty is paramount to all the laws of property…. All I contend for at present is, that no claims of property can ever justly interfere with, or be suffered to impede the operation of that noble and eternal principle, that "all men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights–and that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The Declaration was much relied upon by Abraham Lincoln and many others before him:
Without the Constitution and the Union, we could not have attained the result; but even these, are not the primary cause of our great prosperity. There is something back of these, entwining itself more closely about the human heart. That something, is the principle of "Liberty to all"–the principle that clears the path for all–gives hope to all–and, by consequence, enterprize, and industry to all.
The expression of that principle, in our Declaration of Independence, was most happy, and fortunate. Without this, as well as with it, we could have declared our independence of Great Britain; but without it, we could not, I think, have secured our free government, and consequent prosperity. No oppressed, people will fight, and endure, as our fathers did, without the promise of something better, than a mere change of masters.
The assertion of that principle, at that time, was the word, "fitly spoken" which has proved an "apple of gold" to us. The Union, and the Constitution, are the picture of silver, subsequently framed around it. The picture was made, not to conceal, or destroy the apple; but to adorn, and preserve it. The picture was made for the apple—not the apple for the picture.
The Declaration had to be explained away–quite unconvincingly–by the Supreme Court in Dred Scott. And eventually it was repudiated by some defenders of slavery in the South because of its inconsistency with that institution.
When reading the Declaration, it is worth keeping in mind two very important facts. The Declaration constituted high treason against the Crown. Every person who signed it would be executed as traitors should they be caught by the British. Second, the Declaration was considered to be a legal document by which the revolutionaries justified their actions and explained why they were not truly traitors. It represented, as it were, a literal indictment of the Crown and Parliament, in the very same way that criminals are now publicly indicted for their alleged crimes by grand juries representing "the People."
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What was the significance of the First Great Awakening?
A. It religious services more formal.
B. It encouraged the idea of rationalism.
C. It maintained a traditional style of religion.
D .It reawakened interest in the Christian faith.
The First great awakening reawakened interest in the Christian Church. Thus Option (D) would be the correct one.
What was the First Great Awakening?The Evangelical Revival, also known as the First Great Awakening, was a wave of Christian revivals that swept over Britain and its thirteen North American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s.
Protestantism was irrevocably impacted by the revival movement as followers sought to revive personal piety and religious fervor. Anglo-American evangelicalism emerged as a cross-denominational movement within the Protestant churches during the Great Awakening.
The phrase "Great Awakening" is more frequently used in the United States, whereas the phrase "Evangelical Revival" is more commonly used in the United Kingdom.
The Evangelical Revival brought evangelicals from different denominations together around a common set of principles, but it also caused conflict inside established churches between those who favored the revivals and those who did not.
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How many gods did the Romans have? 6 1 2 many
Answer:
Explanation:
The Di Selecti were considered the 20 main gods, while the Di Consentes comprised the 12 major Roman gods and goddesses at the heart of the Roman Pantheon.
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Match the ruling or act with what it accomplished.
1. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
2. Plessy v. Ferguson
3. Civil Rights Act of 1964
4. Voting Rights Act of 1965
5. Compromise of 1877
banned any form of racial discrimination
effectively ended Reconstruction
doctrine of "separate but equal"
education had to be desegregated
abolished any poll tax
Answer:
In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the "separate but equal" principle set forth in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case.
Explanation:
What connections can u construct from this early African
era to today society
Answer:
Many advances in metallurgy, architecture, mathematics, astronomy and medicine.
Explanation:
The geography of Africa helped to shape the history and development of the culture and civilizations of Ancient Africa. The geography impacted where people could live, important trade resources such as gold and salt, and trade routes that helped different civilizations to interact and develop.
Many advances in metallurgy and tool making were made across the entirety of ancient Africa. These include steam engines, metal chisels and saws, copper and iron tools and weapons, nails, glue, carbon steel and bronze weapons and art.
John Adams was born and raised in
which of the following locations?
A. New York, New York
B. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C. Quincy, Massachusetts
D. Providence, Rhode Island
Answer:
C Quincy Massachusetts
18. How and/or why did the scientific Revolution change European life and/or
/
thinking?
Answer:
The Scientific Revolution in Europe produced a large flow of discoveries that changed European thought. These discoveries were in astronomy, optics, the science of motion, mathematics, and the field of physics. To prove these discoveries, scientists used the scientific method which helped establish facts. It also influenced the development of the Enlightenment values of individualism because it demonstrated the power of the human mind. The ability of scientists to come to their own conclusions rather than deferring to an instilled authority confirmed the capabilities and worth of the individual.
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How might Spanish leaders have responded to Las Casas’s description of the conquistadors?
Answer:
Las Casas portrayed the natives as naïve. They believed that the Spanish were sent from heaven, and as such treated them well until the cruelty started. Las Casas also portrays the weapons that the natives use similar to naïve boys.
Explanation:
A violation of the 9th amendment would be
An achievement of Ancient Egypt was O airplanes and helicopters O created locks for doors O lamp lights for studying
Answer honestly
Answer:
the answer is number 2
Explanation:
the Egyptians created a simple deadbolt with wooden pins that secured the bolt
Which two cities did that railroad connect?
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Answer:
Omaha, Nebraska and Sacramento, California
Explanation:
What railroad? Some more information would be appreciated
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Which of these are ancient Indian achievements that spread to other regions of the world?
A] Arabic numerals and Buddhism
B] The idea of citizenship and metalworking
C] The caste system and use of coins
D] Polytheism and human figures in art
The largest religion in the world is Islam
True or false?
Answer:
False.
Explanation:
Check off each of the items that was included in the Treaty of Versailles.
Germany had to give up land creating new countries in Europe.
Germany had to give up land creating new countries in Europe.
England and France forced Germany to pay $33 billion dollars in reparations.
England and France forced Germany to pay $33 billion dollars in reparations.
Armed forces of Germany were limited to the smallest amount possible.
Armed forces of Germany were limited to the smallest amount possible.
Germany was forced to take the blame for starting World War 1.
Germany was forced to take the blame for starting World War 1.
Germany had to give up colonies to England and France
Answer:
Germany had to give up land creating new countries in Europe.
England and France forced Germany to pay $33 billion dollars in reparations.
Armed forces of Germany were limited to the smallest amount possible.
Germany was forced to take the blame for starting World War 1.
Germany had to give up colonies to England and France
Explanation:
Henry Clay thought that American Indian tribes
a legal right to their territory.
He believed that tribes should be
for land they ceded to the United States.
As a result, Clay
the idea of Indian removal.
Answer:1. had 2. paid 3. opposed
Explanation:
Answer:
1. had 2. paid 3. opposed
Explanation:
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A river that formed part of the empire's northern border was the?
Answer:
The Rhine and Danube riversExplanation:
Who picked MacArthur and Eisenhower to lead field armies?
Answer:
Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall
Explanation:
Although Eisenhower had never seen combat during his 27 years as an army officer, his knowledge of military strategy and talent for organization were such that Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall chose him over nearly 400 senior officers to lead U.S. forces in the war against Germany.
Do you think that the U.S. considers their own
American culture to be civilized? Explain your
thinking.
Answer:
Yes
Explanation:
As a super power US must develop and maintain its own principles including culture
What is the #BlackLivesMatter movement? According to the hosts, what other movements have been fought for similar reasons? (50 points)
(brainly didn't let me put it in words bc it had rude words)
Answer:
I typed "The Black Lives Matter movement is one dedicated to opposing oppression against black Americans, initiated largely in response to escalated police brutality towards those individuals. Other movements similar to this one include movements geared towards the right to vote for All American citizens, and abolitionist movements during the era of slavery."
Explanation:
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WILL GIVE OUT BRAINLY! ✌ (No Plagiarism): Why else might oil industry members have been upset about the deal between Albert Fall and Harry Sinclair?
Answer:
The Teapot Dome scandal was a bribery scandal involving the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding from 1921 to 1923. Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall had leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome in Wyoming, as well as two locations in California, to private oil companies at low rates without competitive bidding.[1] The leases were the subject of a seminal investigation by Senator Thomas J. Walsh. Convicted of accepting bribes from the oil companies, Fall became the first presidential cabinet member to go to prison; no one was convicted of paying the bribes.
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. How many people were killed during the September massacre?
Answer:
Las matanzas de septiembre de 1792 tuvieron un total de 1.000 a 1.400 víctimas, es decir, la mitad de los prisioneros parisinos. Hubo 307 muertos entre los 357 encarcelados en la prisión de la Abadía que comparecieron ante los tribunales populares.
Answer:
The September Massacre were a series of killing of (Catholic) prisoners in Paris that occurred in 1792, from Sunday Sept 2 until Thursday Sept 6, during the French Revolution. Half the prison population of Paris between 1176 and 1614 people, were killed by fédérés, guardsmen, and sans-culottes, with the support of gendarmes responsible for guarding the tribunals and prisons, the cordeliers, the insurrestional commune, and the revolutionary sections of Paris
Which modern American institution is heavily influenced by the Roman Forum?
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Answer:
The study of ancient Roman government reveals a civilization that cycled through almost every form of government from oligarchy to tyrant and emperor. It's not until the period leading up to the 1st century B.C. that the influence of Rome on modern government is clearly visible in history through when the nation was a republic and control belonged to the Senate. Roman government was made up of an executive, legislative and judicial branch with varying responsibilities.
Explanation:
The veto power and the checks and balances system of the modern American institution is heavily influenced by the Roman Forum.
What is institution?
The term institution refers to established the religious, professional, educational, or social purpose. The institute is the particular organization managed by the organization. The institution is the group of people are they fulfil the aim. There are types of institution are the political, educational, religious and family.
The Roman Forum had a significant impact on three different types of contemporary American institutions, including veto power and the checks and balances system. A Roman paradigm also informs citizens' participative and citizenship roles. American institutions during the Republican era try to sway the Roman Forum.
As the result, American institution are the influenced the senates, check, and balance and vetoes.
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Which of the following best describes nativism during the 1800s
Answer: A policy favoring native-born Americans over immigrants.
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The artist who created this cartoon would most likely have opposed :
Answer:
d
Explanation:
the cartoon is showing some native americans at a literacy place to see if they are able to speak English
why did so many colonists remain loyal to britain during the revolutionary war
Answer:
They had ties to Britain's businesses and resources.
Explanation:
The loyalists were concerned about mob rule, losing their lands and property, and being supported by Britain's resources and economics. They also didn't believe that this new country could govern itself.
Which of the following natural features would likely exist in a densely populated area of the world
Answer:
Easyy
Explanation:
Its Ab
Many of the programs implemented during the New Deal had lasting effects. Which
program do you think had a positive or negative effect on the American people?
In which way do you think that program had a positive or negative effect? Explain how
you can still see that effect today, not quite 90 years later.
Answer:
medicare
Explanation:
it helps provide health insurance for today that are over the age of 65 or are disabled, yet, it only covers 80% of the charges. patients still need to cover the other 20%. Prescription medications are typically covered yet the copay costs can be outrageous.. patients can go bankrupt.
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推進されなかったら
「感謝の心」はどうなってしまう？
Answer:
感謝の気持ちはなくなりました。感謝の気持ちを表すポイントを試してくれて感謝していますが
Explanation:
How did the trade routes of the Muslim Empire impact their economy?
Answer:
The expanse of the Islamic Empire allowed merchants to trade goods all the way from China to Europe. Many merchants became quite wealthy and powerful
Explanation:
alahuakbar
Chris accidentally steps on another student’s foot in the hallway. He apologizes, but the other student does not want to hear it and starts calling him names. Chris walks away, but later that day, he starts receiving threatening text messages. After a few days of receiving these texts, he begins to feel scared and anxious.What steps should Chris take to stop the cyber bully
Answer:
Report it to a responsible adult, creat evidence of the situation, report the number.
Answer:
Chris should report the cyber bully to an adult he trusts. Then, he should try to block the text messages by calling his phone provider. Last, he should continue to use technology responsibly by not replying or retaliating.
Explanation:
Sample Response
A)
Cornwallis Surrenders at Yorktown, John Adams Elected President, the
Spanish-American War, the Kansas-Nebraska Act
B)
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitutional Convention, the
Constitution is Adopted, the Bill of Rights is Ratified
The Declaration of Independence, George Washington Elected President,
Thomas Jefferson Elected President, the Louisiana Purchase
D)
George Washington Elected President, John Adams Elected President,
Thomas Jefferson Elected President, James Madison Elected President
Answer:
A) 1820-1796-1898-1854
B) 1776-1787-1788-1791-1776-1789-1800-1803
D) 1789-1796-1800-1808