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"America, land of the free, home of the brave," that is a statement that we all have grown up with and truly believe, but why do we, our parents, our grandparents and those before them believe it to be so? In looking at the history of the colonial period of the U ....

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.... goals easily obtained, and wellbeing protected. The early colonials were loyalist whose sole purpose was to obey their king and spread the gospel and the society expressed such ideas. Every aspect of social life if not controlled by the king was determined by the Bible but by comparison to the ideas of government and values are basically the same. In it states that "all men are created equal," an idea which leads to the concept that all citizens should have the same rights, responsibilities, and influence in the governing of their country. In writing Thomas Jefferson was trying to break his ties with the harsh and non-democratic rule of the ....