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During the Revolutionary War period, Thomas Paine's Common Sense was important because it

convinced many Americans who had been undecided to support independence

In its economic relationship with its North American colonies, Great Britain followed the principles of 18th-century mercantilism by

limiting the colonies' trade with other nations

In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented

steps in the growth of representative democracy

A major argument for American independence found in the Declaration of Independence was that the British

deprived Americans of their natural rights

The Virginia House of Burgesses was important to the development of democracy in the thirteen colonies because it

provided an example of a representative form of government

The Mayflower Compact is important to the concept of a democratic society because it represents

a clear step toward self-governmen

The main reason Great Britain established the Proclamation Line of 1763 was to

avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indians

According to the Declaration of Independence, the fundamental purpose of government is to

protect people's natural rights

The British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it

placed restrictions on trading

According to the Declaration of Independence, the people have the right to alter or abolish a government if that government

violates natural rights


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