Declaration of Independence Flashcards

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Enlightenment thinkers ideas about how the government should work

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Natural rights and limted government.Thomas Jefferson wrote about the importance to alter or abolish a government that fails to protect life, liberty, and protpety

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Tyrannical Executive (King)

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King George the third had violated their rights and abused his power leading them to seek independence from British rule

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