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Religion should be separated from politics separated knowledge from faith. People must submit to the absoluste power of the state.
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Natural Rights (life,liberty,property). Kings power should be limited. Social contract. Freedom of religion
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Believed in limited king (ruler) power. Seperation of powers checks and balances -3 branches (executive, legislative, judicial). Limits power so president.
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Freedom. Logic and reason. Respect for indviduals.
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Single legislative with advisory board. People in charge shouldn't be paid. Slavery is morall wrong. Simple life lifestyle.
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Majority rules. Individual freedom. Democracy. Importnat of reason.
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Work benifits you economy. Don't depend on charity. Self interest guides efficient use of resources.
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Believed that poeple of crimes should have rights. Turture and dealth penalty was wrong. Rights to speedy trial and cruel and unusual punishments isn't a tyrant.
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Individual rights to freedom should be protected by governent. Didn't want government to have to much power. All people were in the decision for the country. Everyone educated
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Fought for Mexican Independence. Urged for people to fight for independence.
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Womens rights inequalities in education equal treatment to all human beings judged by individual merit and moral virtue not gender.
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The first was in Boston. Was in charge of rallying against the new Currency Act and any inpopular reforms imposedon the customs service.
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Bill required Colonial Authorities to furnish barracks and supplies to British troops. In 1766 it expanded to public houses and unoccupied buildings and included occupied buildings.
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Colonist used this to threat and punish the British. Tar and Feathering was not fatal, but extreamely painful.
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Was the killing of five colonist by British troops. This was cuased by tension within the colonies.
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A group of men boarded the Gaspee at night and set the ship on fire.
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Passed by Parliment launched the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston. This act was to impose new taxes.
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A group of about 50 men disguised as Mohawk indians led by Sam Adams boarded the ships and dumped the tea into the harbor.
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Bill annulled the charter of the colonies. This gave the British Governor complete control of the town meetings, and taking control out of the hands of the colonialists.
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Closed the port of Boston to all colonist until the damages of the Boston Tea Party was paid for.
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The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia's Carpenters Hall on September 5, 1774. The idea of a meeting was brought a year earlier by Ben Franklin, but didn't get enough support until the Port of Boston was closed in because of the Boston Tea Party.
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Parliament passed the Quebec Act, which was designed to have greater rights to the French people in Canada which came under British rule through theTreaty of Paris in 1763.
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Paul Revere was sent by Dr. Joseph Warren to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were coming to arrest them.
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The first shots starting the revolution were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts.
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The Second Continental Congress was over the following. Military Matters, Statements of Positions, Financing the War, Independence, Opening of Deplomatic Channels, Legislation
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Published anonymously by Thomas Paine, Common Sense was a best-seller in the colonies and in Europe. It went through several editions in Philadelphia, and was republished in all parts of America. Common Sense made Paine famous all around the world.
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Gave independence to America from England. Gave the commoner a right
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Reason, science, respecting humanity. Strong central government.
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