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The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson famously wrote, was “intended to be an expression of the American mind.” Although not intended as such, it was also an expression of the American character. Woven throughout the text are insights into the minds and virtues of those Lincoln called the “once hardy, brave, and patriotic, but now lamented and departed race of ancestors” who fought for the independence we still enjoy.
This aspect of the Declaration of Independence receives scant attention from scholars and citizens, yet it must be understood. The theory of government elaborated in that text presupposes the existence of citizens who know how to govern themselves and are willing to assert their rights. The American character is the unstated premise of the argument, without which the theory, though still true, doesn’t work in practice.
These were “a free people,” whose character had been shaped over the centuries by “the free system of English laws.” Independence was proclaimed not by a general or an ad-hoc commission of rebel groups, but by “the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, assembled.”
Two centuries later, the American character endures, battered and bruised though it may be. It has been corroded by the Progressive faith in government, the sixties ethos of “if it feels good, do it,” and the mindlessness and vulgarity of pop culture. But we can still readily discern among many Americans the habits of mind and the virtues of a free people. For this, we should be grateful on this Fourth of July.
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
The actions of the colonial legislatures towards governors showed a weakening relationship with England in the colonies because colonists were angry and tired of the heavy taxation imposed by the English crown. Taxation such as the Navigation Acts, the Stamp Act, or the Tea Act. Colonists decide to make their own legislation as was the case of the first legislature in North America that was the House of Burgesses in Jamestown, Virginia.
Things got worse between the colonies and the English government because American colonists did not have any voice or representation in the British Parliament. This was a major cause of the beginning of the Revolutionary War of Independence in 1775.
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Great Britain
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The Europe partitioning was centered around the secret agreement involving British and French in 1916. Subsequently, Russia also joined the alliance due to Britain and Russia agreement in the previous year.
This agreement led to the allocation of Middle East region among the three countries. A region which is much under the control of Ottoman Empire at that time. The eventual allocation led to Britain having the present day areas around Mediterranean Sea, River Jordan, Jordan, and southern Iraq all these areas are known to be majority of Southern region of the Middle East.
The event that prompted US intervention in Latin America during the cold war era was: <span>4. Allende's rise in Chile
Salvador Allende came from a socialist party. United States believed that if Allende managed to gain power in the government, Chile will became an ally of Soviet Union, so United States decided to intervene the process.</span>