Impressment refers to when members of the British navy kidnapped American soldiers and forced them to work for the British military. This was one of the most significant causes of the War of 1812. At the end of the war, soldiers who were kidnapped and property that was stolen was given back to their respective country.
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are made by a decision reached by vote of majority rule of the representatives of the people...
Answer: Government should be for the common good, not just for a few people.
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The Pilgrims came to America escaping from the Church of England, where access to the government was limited to a select group of people, based on wealth or lineage.
In opposition to that, the Mayflower Compact established that the American government, although not yet independent from the English crown, would be meant to represent the common good, and this idea had a strong influence in the Declaration of Independence.
The leader of the underground railroad was Harriet Tubman
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