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Emphasized reason instead of faith. Strong government based on reason. Religion and politics should be seprate. Separation of church and state.
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Natural rights: life, liberty, property. Kings should be limited. Social contract. Freedom of religion.
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Believed in limited king (ruler) power. Separation of power. Checks and balancing Limitis power so president isn't a tyranny.
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English Bill of Rights
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Freedom. Logic and reason. Respect for individuals.
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Single legislative with advisory board. People in charge shouldn't be paid. Slavery is morally wrong. Simple lifestyle guided by common sense and reason.
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Majority rules. Individual freedom. Democracy. Enlightenment. Importance of reason.
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Work benefits you and ecnomy. Don't depend on charity. Self interest guides efficient use of resources.
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Cruel and unusual punishment. Speedy trial. Education. Equality for all who commits crime.
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Government shouldn't be too strong. People's freedom and rights should be protected. All people should be involved in making decisions. Everyone should get an education.
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Freedom for Mexico. Independence for Mexico. Questioned church policies. Fight for independence!
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Equality for men and women. Equality in education. Equality for all humans. People shouldn't be judged on gender. Equal oppurtunity for jobs. Wives treated as equals not property.
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Tarring and feathering is an old punishment that literally involved tar and feathers. The tar usually burned skin and adding the feathers made the tar stick and made it humiliating. In Spring of 1776 Captain William Smith came under the suspicion of smuggling and was tarred.
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Seven Years’ War Peace Treaty between Great Britain and Franceh
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This was the Boston Massacre. Five colonists were killed by the British. This was because of the tension in the colonies that had built up from when troops first came to Massachusetts to enfoce the tax laws, the Townshend Acts.
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The British patrolled the coast of America to stop merchant ships and exam for illegal goods, and enforce Britain's laws, such as taxation. One of the ships that would patrol was The Gaspee. The Gaspee chased a merchant ship that they thought was smuggling goods. The next night men boarded the Gaspee, beat the lieutenant, and set the ship on fire.
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These were special committees who formally wrote letters to their mother country. For example, Samuel Adams formed a committee to protest decisions about the Crown and who pays salaries and such things. They wrote letters to England, their mother country.
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The Tea Act was made to help the East India Company which was having trouble with eighteen million pounds of unsold tea. The tea was shipped to the colonies and were suppose to be sold at a bargain price. The other taxes were still in place and the leaders in America thought this was a way to get popular support for the taxes already made. Colonists sent the tea back. This led to the Boston Tea Party.
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A group of men peacefully dumped tea into the harbor off of ship. s
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This was a meeting that twelve of the thirteen colonies sent delegates to. The goal was to right the wrongs to the colonies and hoped that they would be heard in London. Here are some of the major actions taken by Congress: Galloway Plan of Union, Suffolk Resolves, The Association, and Declaration of Rights and Grievances.
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The Quebec Act gave more rights to the French in Canada which was now under British rule through the Treaty of Paris. This law gave them a new governor and council, the French civil code was used but English law could still prevail in criminal cases, recognition was given to the Catholic Church, and the boundaries were extended.
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Paul Revere worked for the Boston Committee of Correspondence and the Massachusetts Committee of Safety to carry news, messages, and copies of resolutions. Dr. Warren sent him to Lexington to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that they were going to be arrested by British troops. He and two other riders sent to share the same message ended up being arrested by a British patrol. They were held for a while but then released. He returned to watch some of the battle on the Lexington Green.
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Since Revere made it to Lexington to tell them the British were ready to fight and that Adams and Hancock were going to be arrested, news spread enough for messengers to tell the people in Concord. Everyone went to hide so the only things that the British could destroy was part of the supplies.
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Again every colony sent delegates to the meeting. John Hancock led the meeting. Major contributions this time: Military Matters, Statements of Position, Financing the War, Independence, Opening of Diplomatic Channels, and Legislation.
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Thomas Paine anonymously wrote the book Common Sense and it was a best-seller in the colonies as well as in Europe. Paine became internationally famous. The book placed blame on the British monarch for the suffering of the colonies. The book caused arising of revolutionary thoughts.
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This announced that the colonies were now independent states and no longer a part of Britain.
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Importance of reason, science, and respecting humanity. Strong central government. Political power should be divided among branches. People should be educated before voting.
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