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-Government split into three branches
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-Individuals have certain rights
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-Death Penalty and torture was wrong
-Education reduces crime rate
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-Individuals freedom and rights should be protected by the government
-All the people should be able to get an education
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Groups made to adress a certain problem then disbands after the probelm is resolved.
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Quartering Act: Established on March 24, 1765 At first it was only authorities that were required to furnish barraks and supplies to British troops but it was expanded to public houses, unoccupied buildings, and also occupied buildings.
Boston Port Bill: Established on June 1, 1774 the bill closed the Boston Harbor from the colonists until the damages from the Boston Tea Party was paid.
Admission of Justice Act: Established May 20, 1774 British Official
Massachusettes Government Act:
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The tar and Feathering of Captain William Smith
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The Killing of five colonists by british regulars
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The ship was taken over and burnt down
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The act didn't impose any new taxes but it was the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston.
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After the Tea Act the colonists were still angry. They wanted Britian to send the ship back with the tea that I didn't want. After Britian wouldn't let the ship leave the port there were men dressed as indians who dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor.
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Each colony (except Georgia) sent Delegates to represent their colony at the meeting. They were discussing important issues that were happening between them and Britian. They finally decided to try and make amends instead of fight against them.
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An Act passed by Parliament so that the French in Canada got greater rights.
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Paul Revere was told to ride to Lexington, Massachusettes and warn them that the British were coming to arrest them. He warned many other people on the way and the were ready for a battle plan.
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The first shots starting the revolution happened at the battle of Lexington and Concord. The British were coming to destroy the guns and ammunition they had and also to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock because they were the key leaders of the patriot movement.
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Congress finally decide to declare independence from Britian. Jefferson wrote the document and first had John Adams and Benjamin Franklin edit it. Then they took it to the committee and they made more edits. The final document was presented on July 4, 1776.
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Annomiously published by Thomas Paine, it immediately became a best seller in the Colonies and also in Europe. The book advocated an immediate declaration of independence.
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-Strong central government
-Spanish America countries to become one nation
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