Why did american colonists resent british taxes?
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americans did not elect representatives to parliament as people who lived in great britain did.

american colonists were unhappy that the high taxes were keeping the nobility in luxury.

unlike american colonists, people who lived in great britain did not have to pay any duties

great britain did not offer the american colonists any protection from the french and the indians.

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question 72 pts
(1.3) why was the victory at saratoga so important to the patriot cause?
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it convinced france to the colonies in their struggle

it forced the british to give the colonies their independence

it forced the british to evacuate their troops from boston.

it led to the writing of the declaration of independence.

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“i think sir that the first maxim [saying] of a man who loves liberty should be, never to grant to rulers an atom of power that is not most clearly & indispensably necessary for the safety and well being of society….”

--richard henry lee, 1785

which ideal expressed in lee’s statement can also be found in the declaration of independence?

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rulers can abuse their power

only governments can grant rights to citizens

all rulers are corrupt

no government is perfect

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question 92 pts
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"we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; . ."

this quotation is evidence that some of the basic ideas in the declaration of independence were

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reflections of the philosophies of the european enlightenment.

adoptions of rules used by the holy roman empire.

adaptations of the laws of spanish colonial governments in north america.

limitations of the principles underlying most european governments of the 1700’s.

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"a problem throughout latin america is widespread poverty. what can those countries improve? the higher the literacy rate" or "education, the lower the rate of poverty".

although the majority of the total population and the population   poor in latin america and the caribbean is in the centers   urban areas, in relative terms poverty remains a   rural phenomenon in the region. the incidence of poverty and   extreme poverty is much greater in rural areas than   in urban areas without going further, in 1997 more than half of the   rural households lived in poverty and about a third in   situation of extreme poverty. in addition, the difficult economic situation   of most of the countries in the region in the past   two years has surely deteriorated those figures. to the poor   of the rural areas of the region are raised at least   three basic problems: i); insufficient nutrition, poor health and   poor educational services; ii); scarce opportunities   productive employment in agriculture and non-agricultural activities;   and iii); low degree of organization to effectively promote   the rural interests. the number and variety of circumstances   that cause rural poverty, as well as heterogeneity   of conditions in which it occurs in different countries   and regions hinder the search for effective solutions and   efficient to raise the welfare of the rural population.  

the mechanisms to reduce poverty are   focuses on three types of important action possibilities and   complementary to generate or raise the income of the poor   of rural areas: one that is based on the growth of   agricultural sector; another that aims at sustainable use and conservation   of natural resources, and the last based on the importance   growing rural economic activities that   they develop outside the agricultural land. there are at least other   two possibilities for reducing rural poverty: the traditional migration to urban areas and assistance to   people who need income transfers to overcome   the poverty threshold or to have a minimum access to   social safety nets.