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BLEIFS: Religion should be seperated from politics
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BELIEFS: Natural Rights, Limited power to the king, Social contract between the people and the government, Freedom of religion
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BELIEFS: The government should be broken down, Three branches, One branch has control over another, Seperation of powers and checks and balances
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BELIEFS: Things must be explained logically and reasonably; Fought against tolerance, tyranny ,and superstition;Freedom of thought and respect for all individuals; Against any form of religion that was too strict and did not accept the beliefs of others
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BELIEFS: Single legislature w/ advisory board, Slavery was morally wrong and should be abolished
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BELIEFS: Individual rights, Individual freedom, Majority rule
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BELIEFS: Individual freedom; Modern economics; Charity was a virtuous act but society should not depend on it
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BELIEFS: Death penalty and believed torture was wrong, Education reduces crime rates, Right to a speedy and fair trial, the punishment should fit the crime for all
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BELIEFS: Individuals freedoms and rights should be protected by government, Everyone should be able to get an education, Did not want a government with too much power
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Freeing Mexico from the harsh rule of foreignes; marched through streets of Mexico; He was captured and then shot ; Fought for Mexican independence
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BELIEFS:Rights of women; Inequalities in education; Equal treatment of all human beings; people should be judged on individual merit and virtue; Wives as equals not property
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Sponsered by George Grenville, the stamp act was the first of many taxes imposed by the british unto the colonies. the Act required that a tax be paid on every single piece of paper used by the colonists, which would allow for an official seal to put on it which had been rquired on official dacouments for over 100 years.
the colonists did not take kindly to this, as they had no say in the passing of the tax in the first place. Tarring and feathering was a form of torture implemented in the -
repeated action by the colonists caused parliament to repeal the act
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the townsend act was a tax imposed on buying/owning everyday items such as paper, glass, or tea just to name a few. to enforece the act England sent over more troops to make sure taxes were being paid
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Otherwise known famously as the boston massacre. it was the killing of only five colonists by a group of soldirs defending a tax collectors house. the soldirs were being met with a riot and as such had there guns at the ready, Captain Preston told everyone to hold there fire, and what happened next is unknown to this day but one of the soldires started shooting and was followed by the rest. the effort caused panick leaving many wounded and a few dead.
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The Gaspee was a British Royal Navy ship assigned to customs duty. The ship was chasing a ship thought to be smuggling goods one night but ran aground Narragansett Bay, near Providence. the next night a group of people snuck on to the ship wounding the liutenent incharge and setting the ship ablaze. the y were led by John Brown. The british ordered a full investigation, and offered a reward for the culprits. They were never found.
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comittees were formed to debate on specific issues and report on it in writing
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The act that launched the final spark in boston. this act was not ment to raise money in the coloneys and actually no new taxes were imposed. moreso designed to prop up the east india company which had not been doing well financially, and was left with over 1800 pounds of unsold tea. this tea it was decided to be shipped directly to the colonys and sold at amjor discount price, but because of the taxes already in place the radicals believed this to be propaganda to turn the taxes in favor of col
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after the tea act was passed sam adams and the radical sons of liberty held meetings in secret at one of these meetings a ship agreed to leave the colonies but the british refused to allow it and prepared to sieze the ship for not paying the taxes required. that night agroup of radicals disguised as mohawk indians dumped all the tea abord the ship into the harbour.
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in retaliation to the boston tea prty the british passed a number of new acts
Quartering Act: Established March 24, 1765 This bill required that Colonial Authorities to furnish barracks and supplies to British troops. In 1766, it was expanded to public houses and unoccupied buildings, and was updated again June 2, 1774, to include occupied buildings.
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BELIEFS: Strong central government; Pollitical power should be devided among different branches of government; Power not devided= too strong; no voting until they are educated
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