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Independence was a huge risk for the American colonists because it meant breaking away from British authority, which could lead to severe repercussions, including military action, loss of commerce, and potential punishment for treason.
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The First Continental Congress met to address colonial grievances regarding British policies and to discuss a unified response to the increasing tensions.
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The formation of minutemen was prompted by the need for colonial militias to be prepared to respond quickly to British military actions and threats.
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General Gage took British troops to Concord to seize stockpiles of weapons and ammunition suspected to be held by the colonists.
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When the militia trapped the British inside Boston, it led to a prolonged siege, limiting British access to supplies and reinforcing colonial resistance.
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The two radical ideas that Thomas Paine explained in Common Sense were that monarchies were illegitimate forms of government and that the colonies should seek independence from British rule.
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Locke’s social contract idea posits that governments derive their authority from the consent of the governed and that individuals have the right to revolt against oppressive governments.
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The Founding Fathers sent copies of the Declaration of Independence to other countries to garner international support for their cause and to share their revolutionary ideas.
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