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Q: Why would Americans want direct influence over laws?
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The most direct effect of taxes and rafi test on African American was to?

The most direct effect of poll taxes and literacy tests on African Americans was to prevent them from voting. Poll taxes were part of Jim Crow laws.


Why would white southerns pass laws that controlled the movement of African Americans?

To make it equally


The laws of nature and of natures god?

The Laws of Nature and of Nature's God refer to the laws established in the created universe and the laws established by the Creator. These laws can be observed or reasoned by use of one's conscience and would be observed and reasoned the same by all people throughout the world. Obviously, if one does not believe in a Creator their reasoning would not direct them to a full understanding of the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God.


Why would Britain's new laws have convinced Americans that their freedom was under threat?

Because In the 1760s Parliament's new laws and restrictions threatened the colonists' freedom. The Americans found ought that their friendship with the British soured. TheBritish treated them differently then what they did before the war. That's why they would think that their freedom is under threat.


How did Locke and montesquieu influence the declaration of independence?

Locke had the greatest direct influence. For example, Jefferson adapted the phrase 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' from Locke's 'Two Treatises on Government.' Montesquieu's book 'The Spirit of the Laws' had more influence on the U.S. constitution, because it described the checks and balances of having three branches of government.