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LESSON SEVENTEEN: A NEW VISION FOR GOVERNMENT
The Magna Carta, the Protestant Reformation, the Enlightenment, and econom- ics all come together in a Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. We’ll explore how the new nation reflected centuries of developing thought about human rights and authority to govern---while still ignoring the rights of whole groups within their population, including groups that had made monumental con- tributions to the colonies’ success.
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