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Cooldude101

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Discuss the developments that led to the Declaration of Independence.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Explain what inspired the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Explain that the colonies were relatively independent from Great Britain.
2. Discuss the series of taxes levied against the colonies by the British crown.
3. Recognize that taxation without representation in Parliament was deeply offensive to the colonists.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Detail the problems under the Articles of Confederation, including the inability of the national government to levy taxes or to fund Revolutionary War debt, monetary problems, and problems with interstate commerce.
2. Discuss the role of Shays's Rebellion.
3. Recognize that the original purpose of the Convention was to strengthen the Articles of Confederation.



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