PSCI 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Stamp Duty, Social Mobility, Individual And Group Rights
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Contained 5 ideals: all people are equal (some are more equal than others) o o o. They have rights that cannot be taken away. These include the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. People form governments to protect these rights: governments derive their powers from the consent of the governed. Embodies the ideals of the declaration of independence. Turns them into an institutional structure of government. 13 original colonies that contributed to the impulse to seek independence. Distance from england meant that the colonies were given ability to self-govern. From as early as 1620, colonies would elect their own representatives. Rational reasons, not reasons of inheritance or monarchy. England needed money to fund wars with france, they taxed colonies. Also stationed a lot more troops in america. Britain blocked westward expansion due to violent conflicts with native. Britain then prohibited colonial trade with non-english colonies and imposed taxes. They did this without discussing with colonial leadership.