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The Enlightment thinkers were a group of European thinkers whom believed that all problems could be solved by human reasons.
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The Enlightment thinkers were a gruop of European thinkers whom believed that all problems could be solved by human reasons.
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Wialliam Penn founded Pennsylvania for the Quakers to live when King Charles II came to power.
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The English Bill of Rights is a written list of freedoms that a goverment promises to protect. This was signed by King William and Queen Mary in 1689
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More impact on religion in America, which led to the Great Awakening. There was more religious tolerance and different kinds of churches being built.
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Freedom of the Press was the right of journalists to publish the truth without restriction or penalty.
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The Quartering Act was to save money for Congress.
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British wanted to avoid further wars with the Native Americans on the frontier. Therefore, British goverment issued the Proclomation.
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The Sugar Act put a duty on several products, like molasses, also called for harsh punishment of smugglers.
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The Stamp Act was an unpopular law passed by Parliament. The Stamp Act was required that all colonist had to buy a special tax stamp for all kinds of products and activities.
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An angry crowd of workers and sailors surrounded a small group of soildiers. The frieghtend soildiers fired into the crowd killing 5 colonists and wounding 6.
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A group of colonists called the Sons of Liberty soon organized in port cities to stop the East India Company tea from being unloaded unloaded.
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400 minutemen fought the British, killing three of them. As the retreated toward Boston, about 4,000 Americans fired at them almost 300 British had been killed or wounded.
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The British attacked the Americans, they won at a great loss. With having more than 100 killed or wounded.
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Thomas Paine was the author of a 50 page pamphlet, which disscuses support for the Indepence.
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The Declaration of Independance was a document that delcared speration and self goverment from Britian.
