<span>Locke states the existence of a "Natural Law" that transcends any man-made law</span>
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The Secretary of State, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, is the President's chief foreign affairs adviser. The Secretary carries out the President's foreign policies through the State Department and the Foreign Service of the United States
Americans value equality and in Wilson's Fourteen points, colonial claims were adjusted according to the territories needs. Open communication was also highlighted as Americans value public understandings. Competition and free enterprise were obviously addressed in the Fourteen Points as well.
The Olive Branch Petition asked the king to "<span>Protect the colonists rights" since although the colonists knew that there would always be some amount of taxation in the colonies, they still wanted these taxes to be fair, and they wanted to avoid a war with Great Britain if possible. </span>
The proclamation was set forth after the French and Indian War. King George the Third did not want any people to settle past the Appalachian Mountains in the colonies. This is why the United States only started with thirteen because of this document.