Conflict and American Independence, 1754–1800
What law passed by the British Parliament regulated colonial trade and enabled Britain to collect taxes from the colonies?
Which intellectual movement provided many colonists with a framework for criticizing British rule based on reason and natural laws?
Who is considered the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
What role did Benjamin Franklin play during the Second Continental Congress?
What societal change is advocated in Thomas Paine's Common Sense?
Which Enlightenment philosopher's concepts were most directly reflected in the Declaration of Independence’s assertion of natural rights and the social contract?
Despite achieving independence, which British economic practice did America continue?
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How does the "social contract" theory, as interpreted by American revolutionary leaders, diverge from traditional monarchical governance at the time?
What directly intensified colonial grievances against British policies in the period leading up to the American Revolution?
What principle was a primary motivation for the American Revolution?