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The Idea Locke Had
John Locke came up with the idea that everybody has natural rights including life, liberty, and property. -
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The Idea Montesquieu Had
Montesquieu believed that not one person should have all the power in government -
The Sugar Act
The sugar act put a new tax on sugar and then raised the tax on coffee, indigo, and wine. -
The Stamp Act
This is when the British made the colonists pay for legal documents, newspapers, and decks of cards -
The Quartering Act
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The Boston Massacre
A group of British soldiers open fire on a patriot riot. -
The Tea Act
This made colonists pay unwanted taxes for the tea they all loved. -
The Boston Tea Party
Angered by the horriblle tea act the colonists dress up as Indians and pour tea out of a British ship. One colonist was Paul Revere.