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enlightenment
Enlightenment was a period when philosiphers used reason and applied it to the government. some importaint philosiphers are Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu. Rating out of 10: 3
all philosiphers did towards the revolution was give the people more rights. Other than that they did not contribute much toward the revolution. -
stamp act
The stamp act was a tax on printed goods. this is when all printed goods required a stamp. rating out of 10: 4 this showed the colonies that the mainland could not enforce the law and that they can stand up against them. -
boston massacre
colonists were harrasing a british army sentry. when the sentries reinforcements arrived without warning they killed five colonist and wounded six others. rating:6
the sons of liberty used it as propoganda against the british -
first continental congress
created in result of the intolerable acts. discussed the boycott of british goods and revolting against the british rating:4
4the first continental congress was retired during the revolution but it did hel p deter the acts and other laws. -
tea act
The tea act was a taxes on tea by the the British. its goal was to reduce the surplus of tea held in the british east india company. Rating out of 10: 5
tea is a very popular good in england and when they started to tax it made many colonists very angry. -
intolerable acts
the Boston tea party made the British very angry and to punish the sons of liberty britian passed the intolerable acts which are no trial by jury,and the quartering act which made colonist house and feed english soldiers. rating:6
allot of why the revolution happened was becaause the colonists got fed up with having to deal with all the new rules and acts. -
second continental congress
the second continental congress met in Philidephia pensylvania and discussed colonial war efforts. rating : 8
there has to be a strategy behind every battle and the second contintal congress made the strategy that the colonists would fight. -
decleration of independence
the decleration of independence was a document signifying our seperation frome the British Empire. this document started the united states of America. It was signed by every one in the second continental congress. rating: 10
the decleration of independence was the end result of the American revolution.
