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Erica Williams
on Oct 19, 2024
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Which is true of John Dickinson's Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania?
A) It was a direct refutation of the ideas of the Enlightenment and showed that these ideas had not yet made it to America.
B) It explicitly appealed to laborers and craftsmen and showed that they were the center of political debate.
C) It was the first published document proposing independence from Great Britain.
D) It argued that colonists should reconcile with Britain and focus on securing the same rights as Englishmen.
E) It reflected many of the ideas later expressed in the Declaration of Independence.
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
A series of essays written by John Dickinson in 1767 and 1768 protesting the Townshend Acts and arguing for the colonists' rights and liberties.
Declaration of Independence
The document adopted on July 4, 1776, by which the thirteen American colonies declared their independence from British rule.
Enlightenment
An intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries, emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism of traditional doctrines.
- Identify the political foundations and driving forces of the American Revolution.
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- Identify the political foundations and driving forces of the American Revolution.