HIST 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Continental Army, Legislature Parliament Of Nepal, British Subject
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Read chapter 7 in the narrative of the life of frederick douglass for tuesday. Signers of the declaration of independence (and other major land speculators) were upset that they no longer had a legal basis for speculating land west of the. Appalachian (which was the main objective of the seven years" war) Influential to the ideology of separation between america and britain. Pointed to as a prime example of corruption and loss of virtue. When a government loses its virtue, it is time for the people to remove their consent to be governed and put in place a new authority figure. Incurred by britain throughout their war with france (seven years" war) Britain was spending 60% on interest on the debt alone. Far flung empire (26 colonies around the globe) raises taxes all over. People in colonies consider themselves to be loyal british subjects, but the crown still treats colonies with benign neglect.
