jan 20, 1776 - Declaration of Independence

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"The Boston Massacre and the Declaration of Independence relate, because it was the effect of the things that happened like the Boston massacre and the Boston tea party and the resilience of the colonists. They wrote it to tell the British that they were done with them." The Declaration of Independence was written to tell the British that they wanted to be free of their rule. It was influenced by things like Thomas Paine Common Sense, and people like John Locke and the idea of people having natural rights.
AP Key Concept 3.2, II

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