What else would you like to learn about these grievances?

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The same sentence is below.

What does "inevitably" mean in this context?

"We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence."

This idea is critical. It will show up again in the Bill of Rights over a decade letter.

What are the Americans upset about?

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

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What do the Americans mean by ending this paragraph with the quote below?

"Enemies in War, in Peace Friends"

Select the two correct statements about the relationship between military and civil power according to this grievance.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.

Civil power does not control the military.

The military is more powerful than civilian powers.

The miliary is strong but controlled by civilian powers.

The King controls both the military and the civilian authorities.

The King only trusts the military.

The King only trusts civilian authorities.

What does "subject" mean in the first grievance?

"He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws"

What does "foriegn" mean in the same grievance below?

"He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws"

What does "unacknowledged" mean in the first grievance?

"He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws"

The second grievance in this set, "For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us&quot, is the foundation of the Amendment III in the future Constitution (still over 10 years away).

What does this grievance describe?

The third grievance in this set is quoted below.

What is a "mock trial"?

"For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States

A lot of problems between people have an economic part.

What economic concern is listed in this grievance?

"For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world"

What famous slogan expresses the ideas in the grievance below?

"For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent"

What does "depriving" mean in the grievance below?

"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury"

What else would you like to learn about these grievances?

What else would you like to learn about the Declaration of Independence?

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We are about half way through the list of grievances.

What are these grievances adding to the Declaration of Independence?

Where do the Americans worry about people being sent for made–up crimes?

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