The philosophical roots of the Declaration of Independence came from Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke, who argued that the government should serve the people and be chosen by the people. The effect of the Declaration was that the colonies officially separated from Britain.
D. The reason for the fall of the Maya civilization is still unknown. There are many different theories attempting to explain the cause of the Classic Maya collapse and the abandonment of Maya cities in the southern Maya lowlands of Mesoamerica between the 8th and 9th centuries: climate change, drought, deforestation, etc. but although the drought is the leading theory at the moment the truth is yet unknown.
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14.) they purposely created a weak gov. because of their fear of recreating the tyranny of England which they so desperately tries to get away from. they wanted to give barely any power to the central gov so they couldnt boss around *for a lack of better words* the states.
15.) Shays' is so important because of Shays' rebellion. Although James Madison knew the Articles needed to be completely rewrote, he couldnt voice his opinion since so many others didnt believe him or feared the truth. so when shays rebellion happened it kinda woke up the delegates and forced them to see what no taxing and no central gov was doing to the newly founded country. Daniel shays was the leader of the shays rebellion, a group of farmers and unpaid veterans who needed their money that they rightfully deserved from the war.
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I learned this extensively in last year history and remember it almost to a tee
The clergy were the religious people of the Middle Ages. Following the pope, in order of rank, there were bishops, priests, monks and nuns. In the latter part of the Middle Ages, the pope, as head of the church, had much influence over the king and total control of the clergy.
