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Rights of resistance to illegitimate government is a principle that states that authority is derived from the consent of the governed and that the sole purpose of the government is to protect individual liberties. If the government can no longer do so then the people shoould change or abolish it.
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The immediate causes that led to the Revolt of 1857 are as Follows:
i) Discontent and resentment against British rule had been growing among the Indians for a long time. By AD 1857. the stage was set for a massive revolt. Only spark was needed to set the country ablaze spark was provided by the events at Kanpur.Lucknow and Central India.
(ii) The rumours of cartridges smeared with pig and cow Eat spread like wildfire. As the Hindus consider the cow sacred and the Muslims do pig's meat, both these communities blatant to harm their religion. This incident, popularly Greased Cartridges Incident, became the immediate cause of the revoIt.
iii) On 24th April. 1857. some soldiers stationed at Meerut also refused to use the cartridges. On 9th May. 1857. they were severely punished for this.This incident sparked off a general mutiny among the sepoys of Meerut. On 10th May 1857, these rebel soldiers killed their British officers. released their imprisoned comrades and hoisted the flag of revolt. This was the official beginning of the 'Great RevoIt'.
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<span>Critics believe that President Polk used the threat of force to force Mexico to concede all rights to the Texas territory and possibly even more land. America was still expanding and needed more land to do so. The president was already attempting to purchase California, so showing that we could take Texas furthered his goal there as well. Settlers in Texas feared loss of their land. So the president was cajoling Mexico into forgoing all rights.</span>
2. the relationship of Native Americans with most European groups at first were rather peaceful then turned sour over time especially with the British and least the French.
3. Indentured servant were people were immigrants receiving an american passport as pay. To work on their farm or bushiness for how many years they opted to, usually multiple years.
4. Slave trade started in the colonies for cheap work. As most employers couldn't afford to pay their workers.
5. The head right system was a legal land grant for people. Who would help populate the colonies.
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