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John Locke's main idea was everyone should have the right of life, liberty, and property.
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This man thought that there should be seperation of powers in the government and that there should be checks and balances.
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This document stated that colonists could not settle past the Appalachian Mountains.
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This act put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine. This was one of the first times "taxation without representation" happened.
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This event was a tragic event where five colonists died and six were injured. These people were shot by the British army because the colonists were surrounding a British sentry.
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This act made the colonists buy their tea from the East India Company, who were struggling financially. This was another form of "taxation without representation."
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This was a political protest held by the Sons of Liberty to show Parliament that they didn't want to be a part of them. The Sons of Liberty threw a shipment of tea from a ship into the Boston Harbor.
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The British army found out about the colonists' stash of weapons and went to Lexington and Concord. To their suprise, the colonists fought back and won.
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This was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that inspired people to fight against Great Britain to get independence.
