1. Name the 13 colonies.

Pennsylvania, New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. 2. A) The functions of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence was a document drawn up by delegates from the 13 colonies. It gave reasons as to why Americans had decided to separate from England and also told they what their goals were. b) The importance of the Declaration It stated the causes that lead to the revolution, e.g. taxes, trade. It also presented a revolutionary theory of government based on the idea of a compact or contract between ruler and people ie that all men have natural rights, including the right to freedom, which no person or group has the power to take away, that men also have the right to break away from a government that interferes with those rights. It was important because it is the foundation of the United States government, the signal that made official the revolutionary war, best known statement on the theory of democracy. 3. Principles of Democracy: All men are created equal That they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness The purpose of governments is to safeguard individual freedom People have a responsibility to their country to do away with bad government for the good of the majority No King or parliament has any right to reduce them or take them away Any government that doesnt uphold these rights is unjust and should be changed Americans have carefully considered their decision.. nosnap judgements Americans believed that 3 basic ideas applied to all people and all governments. Human rights- the importance of human rights over divine right, the peoples rights before the king Natural law- an important idea that grew up in the 17th-18th centuries. The theory states that the whole universe works according to a rational plan that any man could discover for himself, by looking at the world around him. Natural law, including the individual rights to life and liberty, is more basic and important than man-made laws, which should be changed when they conflict

Majority rules-the importance of majority rule-when most people are convinced that a government no longer serves them, they have the right to change it. 4. Advantages and disadvantages of a system of government based on these principles Advantages: Can provide changes in government without violence The people decide who they want to lead their nation Governments are bound by an election term, meaning theres no monopoly of the ruling authorities. People had a voice Disadvantages Not all citizens are aware of the political scenario of the country. Because there is an election term, governments may tend to work with a short-term focus Mobs can influence people 5. Why hasnt Australia made a declaration of independence? Australia doesnt want complete independence from Britain