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• Religion should be seperated from politics
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• Natural rights.
• Limited power to the King.
• Social contract between the people and the government.
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• The government should be broken down.
• 3 branches.
• One branch has control over another.
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• Things must be explained logically and reasonably.
• Fought against tolerance, tyranny, and superstition.
• Freedom of thought and respect for all individuals.
• Against any form of religion that was to strict and didn't accept the views of others. -
• Single legislature with an advisory board.
• Slavery was morally wrong and should be abolished. -
• Individual Rights
• Individual freedom
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• Individual freedom.
• Modern economics.
• Charity was a virtuous act but society should not depend on it. -
• Dealth penalty and believed torture was wrong.
• Education reduces crime rates.
• Right to a speedy and fair trial.
• Punishment should fit the crime for all. -
• Individuals freedom and rights should be protected by the government.
• Everyone should be able to get an education.
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• Freeing Mexico from harsh rule of foreigners.
• Marched through the streets of Mexico.
• He was captured and then shot.
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• Rights of women
• Inequalities in education
• Equal treatment of all human beings.
• People should be judged on individual merit and moral virtue.
• Wives as equals, not property. -
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After the French and Indian war and the British government gave more taxes to the colonies. There was a total of five acts.
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A punishment where they tarred and feathered people.
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The killing of five colonists by British regulars and it made the American colonies tense.
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The Gaspee was a British Navy ship, which was chasing a ship that was smuggling goods. There was a group of men on the ship and they were led by John Brown. What they did was they wounded the lieutenant of the ship then set the ship on fire.
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This lasted about two years, (from 1772-1774) and it was formed by the colonial assemblies. They were responsible for writing certain issues then giving them out to similar groups.
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It was not meant to raise revenue in the American colonies, and it didn't give new taxes. It was made to raise the East India Company which had 18 million pounds of unsold tea.
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It was led by Sam Adams with the secret group of Sons of Liberty, and they all dressed up as indians and went to the Boston Harbor. They jumped onto a ship called Dartmouth and dumped all of the tea into the harbor.
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Designed to give greater rights to the French inhabitants of Canada. They had come under British rule. The law also included 4 different things.
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It was held in Philadelphia's Carpenters Hall, and the idea of this meeting was because of Benjamin Franklin. There were 55 delegates that attended. This was just a congress that was trying to help the people.
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After the French and Indian war and the British government gave more taxes to the colonies. There was a total of five acts.
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Was from 1774 to the spring of 1775. Paul Revere was an express rider to give out news, messages, and copies of resolutions to places far away. He went to Lexington, Massachusetts, to inform John Hancock and Samuel Adams that British troops were going to arrest them.
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Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to destroy guns and ammunition that the colonists had stored in the town of Concord. He also wanted to arrest John Hancock and Sam Adams. The colonists were expecting to fight against the British.
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They made a final effort to stop the fighting with the British. John Dickinson authored the Olive Branch Petition. On July 5, congress agreed on this statement and 48 delegates signed it. When it was sent to London, the king didn't want to get it. On August 23, George III said that efforts should be made to bring back justice.
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A book by Thomas Paine that was a best sold book in Europe and the colonies. Because of the book that he wrote, he become famous from it. The book also supported the Declaration of Independence.
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It stated that the 13 American colonies were now idependent states. The Declaration of Independence was meant to give people their natural rights. It is celebrated on July 4, and that is why people call it 4th of July.
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• Strong central government.
• Political power should be divided among different branches of government.
• Power not divided = too strong.
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