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Enlightment
The enlightment was a philosophical movement that made the faith loose power and the science gain power. So the colonists started thinking of an independisation as the french people. Szalay, J. (2016, July 07). What Was the Enlightenment? Retrieved August 20, 2017, from https://www.livescience.com/55327-the-enlightenment.html -
Comercial Restrictions
The british goverment restricted the trade between other colonies, and so they increased the taxes. Top 12 Causes of the American War of Independence. (2015, August 08). Retrieved August 20, 2017, from http://www.historydiscussion.net/wars/top-12-causes-of-the-american-war-of-independence/1879 -
Bill of Rights
The British parlament establish the "Bill of Right" , that enables the parlament to control the taxes. Taxes in the Colonies. (n.d.). Retrieved August 20, 2017, from https://www.landofthebrave.info/taxes-in-the-colonies.htm -
Jhon Locke
He was one of the greatest philosophers of the age of enlightment and proposed the "tabula rasa", that said the brain starts with no knowledege and by the time you put in it knowledge. Who is John Locke? (n.d.). Retrieved August 20, 2017, from https://www.johnlocke.org/about-john-locke/who-is-john-locke/ -
Influence from 7 years War
After the war between french and england, the colonists did not feel they wanted to maintain the British Goverment so they started to revolucionate. Top 12 Causes of the American War of Independence. (2015, August 08). Retrieved August 20, 2017, from http://www.historydiscussion.net/wars/top-12-causes-of-the-american-war-of-independence/1879 -
Sugar Act
Because the sugar was of the caribean French colony, the British goverment established that the 13 colonies were not allowed to buy sugar and if they bouth it they would have to pay more taxes. Taxes in the Colonies. (n.d.). Retrieved August 20, 2017, from https://www.landofthebrave.info/taxes-in-the-colonies.htm -
Stamp Act
The British goverment wanted to increase the receiving money from the colonies, so they made that every document form the colonies had to be written in Stamp Paper. Taxes in the Colonies. (n.d.). Retrieved August 20, 2017, from https://www.landofthebrave.info/taxes-in-the-colonies.htm -
Townshend Acts
The British goverment made a law in which the items like glass, paper and lead, had to have more taxes. The raction of the colonist was so intense that the goverment lowered them. Taxes in the Colonies. (n.d.). Retrieved August 20, 2017, from https://www.landofthebrave.info/taxes-in-the-colonies.htm -
Lord North’s Measures
When the British goverment encreased the taxes of tea and did not decresed it, the colonist were annoyed. So they threw snow balls to a group of soldiers that were marching on a street of Boston, then the soldiers shooted at them and that is called the "Massacre of Boston". Top 12 Causes of the American War of Independence. (2015, August 08). Retrieved August 20, 2017, from http://www.historydiscussion.net/wars/top-12-causes-of-the-american-war-of-independence/1879 -
Boston Tea Party
The American colonists were uncomformed of the encreased of the taxes, so they in protest, they threw many boxes of tea to the sea. Top 12 Causes of the American War of Independence. (2015, August 08). Retrieved August 20, 2017, from http://www.historydiscussion.net/wars/top-12-causes-of-the-american-war-of-independence/1879
