Social Studies American History: Reconstruction to the Present Guided Reading Workbook
1st EditionHOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
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United States History: Beginnings to 1877
1st EditionDeborah Gray White, William Deverell
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American Anthem: Modern American History
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Creating America: Beginnings through World War I
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Cause
James is unpopular in Great Britain. He has little respect for Parliament.
Effect
James flees the country, and William and Mary (favored by Parliament) take over.
Effects in Regime Change
In England:
Parliament passed a series of laws, making them more powerful.
In the Colonies:
The colonists saw this as an opening, staged a rebellion, arrested Andros and sought to remove British restrictions.
Read the quotation about a vision for American society after the American Revolution.
"This Sir, was a time in which you clearly saw into the injustice of a State of Slavery, and in which you had just apprehensions of the horrors of its condition, it was now Sir, that your abhorrence thereof was so excited, that you publickly held forth this true and invaluable doctrine, which is worthy to be recorded and remember'd in all Succeeding ages. 'We hold these truths to be Self evident, that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happyness.'"
For what is the speaker asking?
An end to capitalism
An end to gender inequality
An end to racial slavery
An end to political tyranny