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The idea included in the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence can be attributed to: John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Voltaire, Montesquieu.

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John Locke

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When a country’s constitution requires the branches of government to remain independent of each other, it is adhering to the constitutional principle of

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separation of powers

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What was the result of Reconstruction ending in the South, where white government officials regained power and Southern states began to implement poll taxes and literacy tests?

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disfranchisement of most African Americans in the South.

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The Declaration of Independence elaborates on the Enlightenment idea of

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natural rights.

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The ratification of the Constitution occurred as a result of: The promise to add a bill of rights, The election of George Washington as president, The defeat of the Anti-federalist in elections in Virginia and New York, The addition of a system of checks and balances to the Constitution

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The promise to add a bill of rights

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This man, sued for his freedom. Even though he was unsuccessful, he brought attention to the abolitionist movement.

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Dred Scott

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New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan led to

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The Great Compromise

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When was the American Declaration of Independence issued?

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July 4, 1776

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What President ordered the removal of Native Americans, later known as the Trail of Tears?

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Jackson

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This amendment declared that the right to vote “Shall not be denied…on the account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

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15th Amendment