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He was a chathlic, he wasn’t allowed to participate in politics, or vote. He became know in important circles in a roundabout way by writing anti-tax in Maryland gazette under the pseudonym “first citizen”. Carrol charles.

Born into a wealthy family, Carroll became a member of the contenital congress as the American revolution loomed.

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The Declaration of Independence right is the most vulnerable paper it say what poeple right or and at none can change at even the gavermant

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The Declaration of Independence right is the most vulnerable paper it say what poeple right or and at none can change at even the gavermant

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Charles was born into a wealthy family. He got to sign the final draft of the Declaration of Independence, which is really brave because that could lead him to death. He was the least person to stand of the people who signed the Declaration of Independence. He was also the only catholic to sign it. Charles had a big roll in the war but it’s sadly came to an end when he died in 1832. That’s how Charles Carroll was a huge part to the American History.

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Charles Carroll was one very important man.Charles Carroll was the first ever person to sign as a catholic ,the Declaration of Independence . Since Charles was a catholic he couldn’t do many things like everyone else could. Charles couldn’t do anything that had to do with politics,like voting. Despite Charles education ,Charles was a white male but couldn’t vote because he was catholic. Since Charles was one of the 56 people whom signed the Declaration of Independence, he was able to fight for the rights to participate in anything that had to do with politics . All because he was one of the 56 people that signed the Declaration of Independence.

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Charles Carroll was a member of the continental congress, he had missed his vote on independence but he did sign the final draft of the Declaration of Independence. Charles was not allowed to participate in politics, practice law, or vote because he was catholic. "Carroll missed the vote on independence but signed the final draft of the Declaration of Independence." Carroll, Charles." Biography.com A&E Television Networks, P. 2014. Paragraph 1. "Because he was catholic, Carroll was not allowed to participate in politics, practice law (despite years of study) or vote" Carroll, Charles. "Biography.com A&E Television Networks, P. 2014. Paragraph 2.

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The Declaration of Independence is an important document. The Declaration of Independence is American colonies declare their freedom from Britain. The document was adopted July 4, 1776. The declaration was signed by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R, Livingston, John Adams, Roger Sherman. Later on the Continental Congress was created. On Sept. 5, 1774 the Continental Congress went to Philadelphia to plan common measures. Affects of the Declaration of Independence was the Stamp Act in 1765, the Townshend Acts in 1767, and the Tea Act in 1773. The British were really mad because of the document. There were 5 delegates who signed the document in June 11, 1776.

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The Declaration of Independence was an important document in history. It was a document that declared Britain and United States to be independent and that a new country would be formed out of its former colonies. The Declaration of Independence was approved on the continental congress on July 4th, 1776. The Declaration was signed by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R, Livingston, and Roger Sherman. This is a total of five delegates, who signed on June 11th, 1776.

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The Declaration of Independence was the freedom that we got from the British and that’s why July 4th is so important. So remember the people that served the war so that we won freedom.But look at the world now people are thinking even though we got freedom we can do what ever we want to do. And if your remember what Mrs Tom has said with great power comes great responsibility .People sure don’t remember that.

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The Declaration of Independence was a very important date in history. It was first adopted on July 4th, 1774. Prior to the adoption, American Leaders repedeately challenged British Parliments right to tax other colonists. These efforts were the Stamp act of 1765, Townsend act, and the Tea act of 1773. This required colonists to pay for tax stamps. Later though, Parliament removed the duties of all items except tea. This made tea cheaper than tea the colonists had been having. This event became known as the Boston Tea Party. Moving on, later the Continental Congress had been created in 1774. The first ever Continental Congress met in philedelphia to plan common measures of resistance. Later on in 1775, The delegates of the Second Continental Congress were all in favor of the British crown. During that time the American Revolution had begun.

GOOD JOB WITH THE INFORMATION AND GIVING THREE MAIN POINTS- THAT WILL BE THE SAME FORMAT YOU WILL USE FOR YOUR THESIS STATEMENT IN YOUR PAPER. MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE CHECKING GRAMMAR AND SPELLING AND CAPITALIZING PROPER NOUNS. YOU ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU USE IN TEXT CITATIONS.

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Being a Catholic, Charles Carrol was allowed to take part in quite a few of the major things in day to day life such as politics, voting, and the practice of law. Because of his religion, Carrol was not there for the vote on independence, but became the first Catholic to sign the final draft of the Declaration of Independence (Tom). Charles, despite his lack of political participation, also became well known in very well known in formidable groups for his writing of anti tax and tariff tracts. He was involved in the early protests of taxation without representation. Charles Carrol wrote his articles in the Maryland Gazette under the name of “First Citizen” (Tom). Carrol did many important things in his lifetime, including being the first ever Catholic to sign the Declaration, taking part in anti-taxation protesting, and much more.

I THINK YOU MEAN THAT CARROLL WAS NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE PART. MAKE SURE YOU ARE PROOFREADING YOUR FINAL SUBMISSION. GOOD JOB USING IN TEXT CITATIONS, BUT IT'S NOT ME THAT YOU ARE CITING, BUT THE ARTICLE POSTED. AND THAT LAST SENTENCE IS A GREAT WAY TO WRITE A THESIS STATEMENT! KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN YOU WRITE YOUR ACTUAL RESEARCH PAPER THESIS.

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Charles Carroll was a Catholic, which meant that he was unable to do many things in the society that he lived in, yet he helped change laws for Catholics throughout America. He was not allowed to be involved in politics nor allowed to be involved in law practices or voting. He started writing anti-tax/tariff tracts under the fake name of “First Citizen” in the Maryland Gazette because he wasn’t allowed to be apart of politics as his beliefs made it illegal (Tom). In the article it shows that because he was Catholic, he was not allowed to vote or be involved in politics and he had to use fake names to tell people his opinions on taxes. Even though Charles Carroll was not allowed to do many things, he broke through the barriers and made things in society change.

GOOD JOB, IN YOUR IN-TEXT CITATION, YOU ARE NOT CITING ME BUT THE ARTICLE YOU WERE GIVEN. JUST KEEP YOUR SOURCES STRAIGHT.

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Charles Carrol was a very important figure in early America. Charles was born into a wealthy family. Charles Carroll signed the final draft of the Declaration of Independence. He was the only catholic to ever do this. Charles was a member of the Continental Congress during the American Revolution. Due to Charles being Catholic, he could not do things like vote, participate in politics, or practice law. Despite this, Charles had a big part with how taxes work. Ben Franklin, Samuel Chase, and Charles Carroll tried to get the Canadian government to help with American revolution, but their efforts were unsuccessful. Charles was a huge help with the war in the end. He passed away in 1832. That is how Charles Carroll was a huge part to the American history.

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The Declaration of Independence was a written Document from the late 1700’s. It was written by Thomas. J, Benjamin. F, John. A, Roger. S, and Robert. L. It was written for equality, and so all 13 states were independent and free from Britain. It was published on July 4th, or today, Independence Day. The British, especially the king, were angered by this. Though some expressed sympathy for the colonists.

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Charles Carroll was one of the 56 people that signed the Declaration of Independence. He was the last one to die out of all 56 congressmen. Despite his education Charles Carroll was not allowed to vote or participate in anything that had to do with politics because he was catholic. Despite all his education and that he was a white male he couldn’t vote for the only reason that he was catholic. When Charles was approached by Benjamin Franklin he decided that he would fight and eventually be able to participate in politics because he was one of the 56 men that had signed the Declaration of Independence.

YOU NEED TO USE IN TEXT CITATIONS, ALSO THE NAMES OF MAJOR RELIGIONS ARE CAPITALIZED.

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Declaration of Independence is the historic document in which the American Colonies declared their freedom from Britain (now the United Kingdom). The Second Continental Congress, a meeting of delegates from the colonies, adopted the Declaration on July 4, 1776. This date has been celebrated ever since as the birthday of the United States.

The Declaration of Independence eloquently expressed the colonies' reasons for rejecting British rule. Its stirring opening paragraphs stated that the people of every country have the right to change or overthrow any government that violates their essential rights. The remainder listed ways the British government had violated American rights. The ideas expressed so majestically in the Declaration have long inspired the pursuit of freedom and self-government throughout the world.

Declaration of Independence

Events leading to the Declaration. During the 10-year period prior to the adoption of the Declaration, American leaders repeatedly challenged the British Parliament's right to tax the colonies. Three efforts by Parliament to raise taxes provoked heated protest from the colonists. These efforts were the Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Acts of 1767, and the Tea Act of 1773.

The Stamp Act required colonists to pay for tax stamps placed on newspapers, playing cards, diplomas, and various legal documents. Colonial resistance forced Parliament to repeal the act in 1766. The Townshend Acts placed duties (taxes) on imported goods. The colonists reacted by boycotting British goods, which hurt British businesses. In 1770, Parliament removed the duties on all items except tea. The Tea Act made British tea cheaper than tea the colonists had been smuggling into the colonies. The British hoped the colonists would purchase the British tea at the lower price, and thereby acknowledge Britain's right to tax them. But the residents of Boston defied the act by dumping hundreds of pounds of British tea into Boston Harbor. This event became known as the Boston Tea Party .

In 1774, Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by adopting laws that closed the port of Boston and gave the British-appointed governor of Massachusetts more power. In addition, the laws allowed British officials accused of crimes against Americans to be returned to Britain for trial. Angry colonists referred to these laws as the Intolerable Acts or the Coercive Acts.

The Continental Congress. The Intolerable Acts alarmed the colonists. On Sept. 5, 1774, the First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to plan common measures of resistance. All the colonies except Georgia sent representatives to the Congress. The delegates supported the view held by most colonists—that they could not be ruled by a Parliament in which they were not represented. The most Parliament could do, the delegates suggested, was pass laws regulating the trade of the British Empire. Most colonists still wanted to remain members of the empire, but they felt they owed allegiance only to the British Crown and not to Parliament. The delegates to the First Continental Congress hoped Britain's King George IIIand his ministers would free the colonies from the Intolerable Acts.

In 1775, most colonists still did not favor declaring themselves independent of the British Crown. Such a declaration would cut the last bond linking the colonies to Britain. The delegates to the Second Continental Congress, which assembled on May 10, 1775, continued to hope the king would help resolve the colonists' differences with Parliament. In July, the colonists sent a final petition to Britain declaring their loyalty to the king and asking him to address their complaints. But the king ignored their request and declared the colonies to be in rebellion.

Meanwhile, the American Revolution had begun in April 1775, when British troops clashed with colonial militia at Lexington, Massachusetts, and nearby Concord. In January 1776, the political writer Thomas Paine published Common Sense . This electrifying pamphlet attacked the concept of monarchy and made a powerful case for the independence of the American Colonies.

As the fighting intensified, hopes of reconciliation with Britain faded. On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced a resolution to the Second Continental Congress stating that "these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States ..." After several days of debate, the Congress appointed a committee to draft a declaration of independence. The committee gave the task to Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, who completed the work in about two weeks. Two other members, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and John Adams of Massachusetts, made a few minor changes.

Adoption of the Declaration. On July 2, the Congress approved the Lee resolution. The delegates then began to debate Jefferson's draft. A few passages, including one condemning King George for encouraging the slave trade, were removed. Most other changes dealt with style. On July 4, the Congress adopted the final draft of the Declaration of Independence.

The Declaration was signed by John Hancock as president of the Second Continental Congress and by Charles Thomson , the Congress's secretary. It was promptly printed and read to a large crowd in the State House yard on July 8. On July 19, the Congress ordered the Declaration to be engrossed (written in stylish script) on parchment. It also ordered that all its members sign the engrossed copy. Eventually, 56 members signed.

Signers of the Declaration of Independence

The importance of the Declaration goes far beyond the reasons it provided for abolishing the colonies' allegiance to King George III. Drawing upon the writings of the English philosopher John Locke and other English thinkers, it states two universal principles that have been important to developing democracies ever since. The first principle is that governments exist for the benefit of the people and not their rulers, and that when a government turns to tyranny (unjust use of power), the people of that country have a right to resist and overturn the government. The second principle, that "all men are created equal," has served as a powerful reminder that all members of a society are entitled to the full protection of the law and to the right to participate in public affairs.

The original parchment copy of the Declaration is housed in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. It is displayed with two other historic American documents—the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

The original Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence can be divided into four parts: (1) The Preamble; (2) A Declaration of Rights; (3) A Bill of Indictment; and (4) A Statement of Independence. The text of the Declaration is shown below. It follows the spelling and punctuation of the parchment copy. But unlike the parchment copy, each paragraph begins on a new line. The notes following each paragraph are not part of the Declaration. They explain the meaning of various passages or give examples of injustices that a passage mentions.

In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,

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Zietlow, Rebecca E. "Declaration of Independence." World Book Student, World Book, 2022,

www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar151520. Accessed 1 Nov. 2022.

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Born into a wealthy family, Charles Carroll became a member of the Continental Congress as the American Revolution loomed. Carroll missed the vote on independence but signed the final draft of the Declaration on Independence, becoming the only Catholic to do so. He was a member of the Maryland state Senate and the U.S. Senate (concurrently), finally retiring to private life in 1800. Before his death in 1832, he was the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Because he was a Catholic, Carroll was not allowed to participate in politics, practice law (despite years of study) or vote, but he became known in important circles in a roundabout way by writing various anti-tax/tariff tracts (essentially, early protestations against "taxation without representation") in the Maryland Gazette under the pseudonym "First Citizen."

The War

With the Revolution gearing up, in 1774 Carroll found himself approached by Benjamin Franklin and Samuel Chase to help gain the support of the Canadian government for their cause. Carried out by all three men, the eventual mission was not a success, but two years later Carroll was appointed to the Continental Congress, where he was an influential member of the Board of War and an early advocate for armed resistance and the ultimate severing of governmental ties with England. (He was nominated again in 1780 but decided not to accept the post.

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Charles Carroll Biography

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Biography.com Editors

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The Biography.com website

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https://www.biography.com/people/charles-carroll-21262233

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October 28, 2018

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A&E Television Networks

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April 2, 2014

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April 2, 2014

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There were multiple events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. One of these being the Stamp Act of 1765. The Stamp Act was when the British Empire harshly and unfairly taxed the colonist for simple things such as newspapers and playing cards. Soon the Parliament stopped taxing because of the colonial resistance in 1766.Not long after in 1767 the Townshend Acts began. The Townshend Act made all imported goods get taxed. The colonist got angry and frustrated and began boycotting the system.Since the colonist weren’t buying anything business in Britain began to go down in funds for their shops. So this shows two major events that happened leading up to the Declaration of Independence when the colonist would get freedom form Great Britain. (World Book Online)

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The colonists were led to create the Declaration of Independence because of the rules and taxes of the British Parliament. This document states why the colonists wanted to separate from Britain, the rights they felt they should be entitled to, and finally, that they would now be independent. According to the text, “Three efforts by Parliament to raise taxes provoked heated protests from the colonists” (Tom). One of these rebellions included the Boston Tea Party, where the colonists dumped hundreds of pounds of tea belonging to the British into a harbor. This caused Britain to lose much money. American colonists found it unfair that the Parliament was making the colonists spend more and give them extra payment. The evidence shows why these taxes and acts made the colonists want to separate from the British Parliament, which eventually brought them to become completely independent from Britain.

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The Declaration of Independence was the document that helped America gain their freedom from Great Britain. An example to why Declaration helped American gain their freedom was that “every country have the rights to change or overthrow any government that violates their essential rights. The remainder listed ways the British government had violated American rights.”(Tom) The quote demonstrates how the British government was violating American rights which therefore gave the colonists a reason to start a rebellion against the British. Another example is “political writer Thomas Paine published Common Sense. This electrifying pamphlet attacked the concept of monarchy and made a powerful case for the Independence of American colonies.”(Tom) This pamphlet gave American colonists a reason to give backing to the Declaration which then later did, because Common Sense gave the colonists an eye opener to how the British had been treating them, and what they deserved. Both pieces of evidence show that the Declaration had helped America realize they have been being treated wrong, and helped America gain their freedom.

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There were many events that led to the Declaration of Independence.  The British Parliament was  taxing the colonist and putting more and more rules into place. The colonist did not like all the rules that the  British were imposing and  all the taxes that were put into place.  This led to tension between the colonist and Britain.

Britain enforced things like The Stamp Act, and the Townshend Act. Colonist were forced to pay for things like stamps and playing cards due to the Stamp Act.  In 1776 the Parliament decided to remove  the Stamp Act. Although it was removed, Colonist were still not happy. In 1776 , the British Parliament put into place the Townshend  Act, which placed taxes on imported goods. According to Mrs.Tom, “The colonists reacted by boycotting British goods, which hurt British businesses.” Eventually the Parliament lifted the Townshend act, but left taxes on one thing, tea. Tea was very import stuff to the colonist! The colonist had been smuggling tea into the colonies, which wasn’t cheap. Britain was hoping that by selling the British tea at a lower price than the tea the colonist were getting, that the colonist would recognize that Britain had the power and the right  to tax the colonist. “But the residents of Boston defied the act by dumping hundreds of tea into Boston Harbor.” (Mrs.Tom) This is what has become known as the Boston Tea Party. Britain was not very happy about this, and decided to put into place laws that would close the port of Boston. This was also seen as an opportunity for the governor of Massachusetts to gain power. These laws allowed any British official to be returned to England for trial. This all led to the colonist  having enough of British rule, and decelerating independence.Without this, America would never have gained independence  and we wouldn’t have the freedom we do.

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There are many events that led to the Declaration of Independence, One of them was Britain said they were going to pay for the French and Indian war, Britain dug themselves into HUGE debt from this because this war went longer than they thought it was going to and the war and war in general is insanely expensive, so Britain taxed the colonies causing a divide between the colonies and Britain. After the French and Indian war the colonist wanted to move west into the Ohio river valley this caused conflict with the natives so Britain halted westward expansion. Then the Boston tea party and other altercations caused our founding fathers to take this risky step into making this country. Charles Carroll was the man alive to sign the Declaration of Independence.

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British said they’d were going to pay for the war and the British turned around Andy raised taxes to pay for the war And made people do it.