History A-Level
Independence and political ideas
What Independence and political ideas means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Independence and political ideas
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Thomas Paine's Common Sense helped popularise independence, and the Declaration of Independence set out natural rights and the case for separation.
Topics that use Independence and political ideas
- Paper 3, Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 - 1 The loss of the American colonies, 1770–83 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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