Amendment 9 is a very important amendment. it states we have
rights that are not listed. examine the rights above. many of these rights are listed in the
negative, why? who were these rights trying to protect individuals from? what rights do we
have that are not listed? list those rights as well; think of them as positive rights.

Thomas jefferson was important in the revolutionary era because a) he wrote much of the declaration of independence. b) he was elected the president of the continental congress. c) his philosophies were used in the influential pamphlet common sense. reactivate d) his leadership and moral stand lead to the colonies to fight for the abolition of slavery.