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The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a time where everything (Power, Government, Religion, etc) was question with reason. The Enlightenment was a result of the Thirty Years War. Two of the minds behind the Enlightenment were Huge Grotius and John Comenius. Those two went against tradition and proposed new solutions. Link of the Photo (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Oer-Weimarer_Musenhof.jpg/400px-Oer-Weimarer_Musenhof.jpg) -
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French and Indian War
England and the American colonists fought against the French. Colonists were forbidden from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains to avoid conflicts with Native Americans. England created a huge debt from themselves to pay for the war, so they started to tax the colonists -
Proclamation Line of 1763
Colonists were forbidden from settling west of the Appalachian Moutains to avoid conflict with Native Americans. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act stated all documents had to have a stamp. The colonist reacted to the act by boycotting British goods. As a result of that, the boycott was repealed. -
Boston Massacre
Colonial protesters clished with British troops in Boston. Five colonists died. -
Tea Act
A new tax on tea. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of intellectuals in Boston called the "Sons of Liberty" and staged a protest. They did so by dressing up as Indians and dumping 15,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The British were very angry about the Boston Tea Party, so they instituted three new acts to punish the colonists. No trial by the jury in the colonies. The colonists were forced to feed Enlighs soilders. Lastly, a blockade of Boston. No ships were allowed to enter or leave Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates, from the 12 colonies met in Philadelphia to address the Intolerable Acts. They sent a letter to King George III asking him to repeal the acts, but he didn't. -
Decloration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the Decloration of Independence. Jeffersons ideas were taken from John Locke and Jean Rousseau. In there he lists 27 examples of British Tyranny and he states it was our responsibility to become independent. -
Second Continental Congress
Delegates meet again in 1776 to discuss the battles in Massachusettes. They were split 50/50 on the topic of independence. Most delegates decided to support independence and write a declaration.
