The findings of the Nye Committee.
Brief explanation of Declaration of Independence of the principles of a) popular sovereignty, the people are the ultimate source of the authority of their government b) social contract it is the legitimacy of the state over the individual c) natural rights, not dependent on the laws, customs, or beliefs of any particular culture or government and therefore universal or inalienable (rights that cannot be repeated or restrained by human laws) d) individual rights, the equality and this is the rule of equality that tied up to the creation of mankind to God.
That depends on what you consider to be resistance. Most of them stopped during the 19th century after numerous acts and policies that were widely accepted since everyone wanted to avoid bloodshed. Some would argue that it lasted until the 1920s, when the final acts of attacks were held in countries such as Utah, but this was on a really small scale.
Patrick Henry encouraged colonists to fight for independence from britain in support of the patriot cause.
D. Augusta Savage, an African American sculptor, created the sculpture above, "The Harp".