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One of the first modern Western thinkers. Believed that religion and politics should be separate. Major belief is that all people are greedy and predatory and that they should to submit to the absolute power of the state.
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Believed in natural rights every person was born with: life, liberty and owning property. He disagreed with Thomas Hobbes
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he believed the government should be broken down into three branches where one branch isn't stronger than the others. he also believed in separation of power and checks and balances
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he believed things must be explained logically and reasonably, and was against any form of religion that was too strict and didn't accept others' beliefs, and he fought against intolerance, tyrany, and superstition
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he believed in a single legislature with an advisory board and was an abolitionist, believing slavery was wrong.
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he believed in individual rights and individual rights as well as majority rule.
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he believed in individual freedom, modern econimics, and that giving to charity was a virtuous act but that society should not depend on it.
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he believed torture and the death penalty were both wrong and people had a right to a fair and speedy trial, as well as the punishment fitting the crime they committed. he also believed education reduces crime rates.
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he believed in individuals' freedom and rights should be protected by the government, didnt' want a government with too much power, and everyone should be able to get an education.
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he wanted to free mexico from the harsh rule of foreigners, marched through the streets of mexico, was captured then shot. he fought for mexican independence
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she believed in rights for women, equal treatment of human beings, and that people should be judged on individual merit and moral virtue. she thought there were inequalities in education
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This was a number of acts passed by the British starting in 1765 which made the American colonies basically a police state.
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William Smith was thought to be informing the British of American smuggling and he was tarred and feathered, or had tar poured on him and feathers over the tar, a humiliating and painful punishment. This came to be used by Patriots against the Loyalists.
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5 American colonists were killed by British soldiers in the Boston Massacre. It started when the colonists wouldn't stop throwing stuff at the soldiers and ended after they shot and killed 5 colonists.
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This was a system used by the colonists to warn each other about the British using letters. They could talk about events and plan.
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A British ship called the Gaspee was chasing a merchant ship they thought was smuggling goods. The next night, John Brown led a group on board the ship, wounding the lieutenant and burning the ship.
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This was the refusal of colonists to buy tea. It didn't make any new taxes but kept the ones they already had. This eventually led to the Boston Tea Party
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American colonists snuck on board a British ship and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor
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This brought Canada under British rule
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British soldiers arrive in the Americas for war and Paul Revere and William Dawes ride to warn the militia.
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First battle of the Revolution at the towns of Lexington and Concord. They tried to arrest Sam Adams and other leaders and sent 700 soldiers to destroy American guns.
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This was the first date the Second Continental Congress met, and they met primarily to deal with the revolution and win it.
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This was a paper published by Thomas Paine and led many Americans to commit to the revolution and independance.
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This is what drew a clear line between the British, the Patriots and the Loyalists. It caused a lot of fighting but set the first framework for how America would be governed.
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he believed in strong central government, and that political power should be divided among different branches of goernment. to him power not divided was power too strong. he also thought that people should not be able to vote until they were educated
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National Constituent Assembly and French Declaration of the Rights of Man
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