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The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
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Explain the American colonists’ most significant objection to the Stamp Act.
Evaluate the declaration of John Adams in 1818: “The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people”
Explain how the Revolutionary writers’ self-conception differed from the British government’s view of them.
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