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The Birth Of John Locke
John Locke was born in England. He is an enlightenment philosopher. He believed that everyone was born with certain unalienable rights or natural rights, such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. -
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Ideas about democracy that infulenced the Founders.
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Montesquieu's Birth
Montesquieu is a philosopher and political thinker born in France. He believed all things are made of rules of law that don't change. Montesquieu's theory of the seperation of powers ment equal powers amoung all the branches. He wrote a book called The Spirit of the Laws. He also believed in checks and balances. -
English Bill of Rights
This event influenced the U.S. bill of rights. It gave more power to parliament and made the King have to ask for permission before doing anything, rule of law. Authored by members of parliament. -
The birth of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell, Virginia. -
Proclamation of 1763
This law banded settlement in certain western lands. The purpose of this was to reduce tensions between the colonist and native americans. -
Sugar Act of 1764
The purpose of the Sugar Act was to stop the smuggling of goods into and out of the colonies. It gave power to the British Navy to be able to search colonial ships. It requires products such as tobacco, sugar, and timber to be shipped directly from the colonies to Britian. It taxed on cloth, sugar, coffee, and wine coming into the colonies. -
Stamp Act, 1765
The law imposed a tax on every legal document, newspaper, pamphlet, and deck of cards coming into the colonies. -
Quartering Act, 1765
The law required colonists to house and feed the British Soldiers. -
The Declaratory Act, 1766
The law stated that parliament had the right to pass laws for the colonies in "all cases what so ever." The purpose was to remind the colonists that the authority of the king and parliament was superior to colonial governments. -
Boston Massacre
British Troops opened fire on a crowd of protestors outside the customs house in Boston, 5 people died. The colonists believed that the British Government would use military force to make them obey the laws. This event was a cause of the Declaration of Independence. -
Tea Act, 1773
The law gave the East India company the sole right to sell tea to the colonies. The pupose was to keep the company from going broke. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists attempted to prevent the unloading of a cargo of tea that had arrived in the Boston harbor. They dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. British responded by closing the harbor to all trade. -
The Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War began. This is a war between the colonists and England. The colonists want to declare their independence and freedom. England on the otherhand, wants to remain in charge of the colonies. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence. Fifty-six delegates to the continental congress signed the document. This document was to announce and explain seperation from Britian. Thomas Jefferson used Locke's words Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness in the declaration. -
The End of the Revolutionary War
The war is over and the colonists won. They are now a free nation known as America.
