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10 Cards in this Set
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What did men that lived in the Age of Enlightenment-- such as John Locke and Benjamin Franklin-- study?
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Characteristics of an effective government
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What did Edward Rutledge eventually agree to
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To support independence because he wanted to keep the people of the colonies unified
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What is Arthur Middleton best known for?
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As being one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence
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Who was Christopher gadsen?
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The South Carolina delegate to the first continental congress who wanted the colonies to declare their independence immediately
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What did Edward Rutledge do?
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He was a South Carolina delegate to the second continental congress
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What statistics did colonists estimate
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1/3 were patriots (supports war); 1/3 loyalists (loyal to the king); 1/3 didn't have an opinion
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Who was a delegate to the stamp act congress and a delegate to the first and second continental congress
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Thomas Lynch Jr.
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Who wasn't a signer of the Declaration of Independence
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Christopher Gadsden
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Who created the excerpt "we hold these truths to be self evident: that all men are created equal,"
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It was inspired by the European enlightenment
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What was he primary purpose of the declaration of independence
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To explain that the colonies wish to sever ties with the British government
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