British soldiers who fired into a crowd of colonists who were teasing and taunting them. five colonists were killed. the colonists blame the british and the sons of liberty and used this incident as an excuse to promote the revolution

Article ii "each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this confederation expressly delegated to the united states, in congress assembled."—articles of confederation which of the following principles of american democracy does this quote best represent? social contract natural rights federalism rule of law