Lesson 1 Number1. rights to life, liberty, and property at birth (or was it happiness?
Number2.What were three practices established by colonial governments and became a key part of the nation's system of government? A written constitution, a legislature of elected representatives, and the separation of powers between the executive and legislature.
Lesson 2. Number 1 It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia between September 5, 1774, and October 26, 1774. The Second Congress managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence. Number2 The U.S. Declaration of Independence states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Lesson 3 Number 1 Under the Articles of Confederation there was no American government, so it couldn't achieve anything. The Continental Congress, though, did have several major achivements: Fighting and winning the war. Without that achievement there would never have been a United States and nothing else would matter.
Number2 Any amendment required unanimous consent of the states. The Articles of Confederation created a national government composed of a Congress, which had the power to declare war, appoint military officers, sign treaties, make alliances, appoint foreign ambassadors, and manage relations with Indians.