I think protestants would be the answer
The Indians claimed it was there land, (which it was) but the american settlers claimed it was their land and had found the gold themselves.
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Explanation:
The Declaration of Independence is animportant part of American democracy because first it contains the ideals or goals of our nation. Second it contains the complaints of the colonists against the British king. Third, it contains the arguments the colonists used to explain why they wanted to be free of British rule.
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