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Acts Made By British, to punish the colonies for rebel acts and set order.
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Declaration of Independence was to explain to foreign nations why the colonies had chosen to separate themselves from Great Britain.
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Common Sense challenged the authority of the british government and the royal monarchy.
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The state constitution of Virginia influenced both Jefferson's Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
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their motivation for rebellion was in protest of the taxes and debt collections that were being imposed on them.
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Government took a turn for the worst and constitutions were not upheld.