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Beginning of enlightenment period
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Enlightenment period
"the period in the history of western thought and culture, stretching roughly from the mid-decades of the seventeenth century through the eighteenth century, characterized by dramatic revolutions in science, philosophy, society and politics; these revolutions swept away the medieval world-view and" ...(history.com Aug 20, 2010) -
Thomas Hobbes
"Thomas Hobbes was a Pessimistic English political philosopher; who said that men are all savage and selfish and should all be governed by one ruler. -
John Locke
He believed that everyone had the right to life, liberty and property and that there should be governments to protect there rights. -
voltaire
He believed that there should be a separation between the church and the state. -
The Boston tea party /John Lock
The Boston tea party was caused by the high tax of tea that was added so people went against it. adding tax is like taking away someones liberty and John Locke says that everyone has the right to freedom, liberty and property. -
the start of the american revolutionary war
troops and colonial militiamen in Lexington and Concord in April 1775 kicked off the armed conflict, and by the following summer, the rebels were waging a full-scale war for their independence (Google.com) -
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the american revolutionary time period
The American Revolutionary War was an armed conflict between Great Britain and thirteen of its North American colonies which declared independence as the United States of America after the onset of the war. (google.com) -
battl of for Ticonderoga
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga. The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga occurred during the American Revolutionary War on May 10, 1775, when a small force of Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold overcame a small British garrison at the fort and looted the personal belongings of the garrison. (google.com) -
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the Battle of monmouth
The Battle of Monmouth was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on June 28, 1778 in Monmouth County, New Jersey (google.com) -
Battle of cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was a engagement between Patriot forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and British forces under Sir Banastre Tarleton fought on January 17, 1781 (google.com) -
the end of the american revolutionary war/ the final american revolutionary war
This battle happend at Yorktown and was know as the battle of Yorktown -
end of enlightenment period
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