One of the key principles of john locke was the idek of divine right. Divine right is the idea that God chose the people who who rule on earth and you could not rule unless god appointed you.
A tax increase will decrease disposable income
President Polk saw it fit to win the war as a way to annex California and New Mexico instead of purchasing them.
Generally, in America, and many other civilized countries, African Americans were once thought less than humans, property. We have made great advancements in human rights, the 14th, 15th, 16th amendments to the constitution gave black men freedoms and rights to vote, female rights came later. Now in modern day civilized countries, we are all born with basic inalienable rights protected not only by the United States constitution, but also the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
