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Answer: Boston massacre.
Also, trade cutoff from Great Britain.
Explanation:
One of the reasons Americans believe they were on the brink of loosing their rights and freedom is the Boston Massacre.
The Boston Massacre occured during late September of 1768, when British soldiers had been sent to the Massachusetts colony. The soldiers harassed women and children daily. During the time, there was cut off of trade with Great Britain which makes goods to be scarce and higher prices were being charged for them.
On the 5th of March,1770 there was Verbal attacks from the colonist which gave way to physical confrontations, which later led to soldiers firings. These, in turn lead to the Massacre. Which is popularly known as the Boston Massacre.
Explanation:
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.” One of three amendments passed during the Reconstruction era to abolish slavery and establish civil and legal rights for Black Americans, it would become the basis for many landmark Supreme Court decisions over the years.
conclusion :- No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws
The 13th Amendment forever abolished slavery as an institution in all U.S. states and territories. In addition to banning slavery, the amendment outlawed the practice of involuntary servitude and peonage. ... However, it ended slavery and began the long-term goal of achieving equality for all Americans.
Economic growth depended upon the continued expansion of the empire.
