Pretest: The Historical Process Read this excerpt from a letter by Civil War soldier Sullivan Ballou I have no misgivings about, or lack of confidence in the cause in which I am engaged, and my courage does not halt or after know how strongly American Civilization now leans on the triumph of the Government and how great a debt we owe to those who went before us through the blood and sufferings of the Revolution. And I am willing--perfectly willing to lay down all my joys in this life, to help maintain this Government, and to pay that debe Why is this letter an important primary source document? OA It explains the cause of the American Revolution B. It explains what he means by American Civilization Oc. It gives insight into what the soldiers believed D. It shows where the key battles occurred. Reset Next 2021 Edmentum. All rights reserved.​

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality. 

was a long, primarily nonviolent series of events to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all americans. the era has had a lasting impact on united states society, in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights, and in its exposure of the prevalence and cost of racism. in the south violence and fraud in southern elections from 1868 to 1876, which had reduced black voter turnout and enabled southern white democrats to regain power in state legislatures across the south

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