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Thesis Statement
The ideas of the Enlightenment lead to many causes of the American Revolution through the ideas of laws, taxes, and government; resulting in, Americans fighting for their true freedom and independence for what they deserved. -
Benjamin Franklin
"I believe in one God, Creator of the Universe. That He governs it by His Providence. That he ought to be worshipped. That the most acceptable Service we render to him, is doing Good to his other Children" (pa heritage). Ben Franklin was a president that believed in god was an influencer for the revoltion of the america people taking bck their own power. -
John Adams
"John Adams, (born October 30 [October 19, Old Style], 1735, Braintree [now in Quincy], Massachusetts [U.S.]—died July 4, 1826, Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.), an early advocate of American independence from Great Britain, a major figure in the Continental Congress (1774–77), the author of the Massachusetts constitution (1780), a signer of the Treaty of Paris (1783),"(Britannica).Adams was a huge influencer and wanted the Americas to have indepence and he was the 2nd president of the U.S. -
Thomas Jeferson
“ In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote about American’s natural rights to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" (ukessays).
Thomas was not only the president but he was also an Enlightenment thinker and wanted to fight for American rights, and independence from the colonies.Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence for America and believed in life, liberty, and real happiness. -
James Madison
An advocate for a strong federal government, the Virginia-born Madison composed the first drafts of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights and earned the nickname “Father of the Constitution" (history.com) James was the fourth president of the United States and was the founding father of the "Bill of Rights." He believed in the rights of the American people so, he made a bill to make the rights true and safe. -
French and Indian War
“The French and Indian War, or Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), brought new territories under the power of the crown, but the expensive conflict led to new and unpopular taxes" (history.com). Since the War caused many losses the British decided to raise taxes on American people because of the war. Which the Americans were not ok with, and started to fight back and protest against it. -
New Laws and Acts
“In 1764, they began to impose new laws and taxes. They implemented a number of laws including the Sugar Act, Currency Act, Quartering Act, and the Stamp Act" (newtonic.com). The American people had all of these new laws and taxes they had to obey. All of the Acts were the start of the Revolution and seeing that being independent will benefit the people better. The laws and the taxes that were put in to see how long they could take control for. -
Boston Massacre
“This resulted in 11 people being hit; three died on the spot while two were mortally wounded.This event became known as the Boston Massacre.Six of the eight soldiers were acquitted while the other two were given reduced sentences" (newtonic.com).The Boston Massacre is a huge cause of the war because the British attacked the American people off. In the Boston Massacre the British attacked,The american people.Since it was so sudden there were many losses of soldiers and people on both sides. -
Boston Tea Party
“The act gave the company extended favorable treatment under tax regulations, so that it could sell tea at a price that undercut the American merchants who imported from Dutch traders” (history.com). There was a tax that was put into place on goods like tea. The American people got more outraged. The people got mad and threw all the tea off the ship and the event was called the Boston Tea Party. The taxes and goods had a huge effect on trade with other countries and merchant traders. -
Enlightenment Thinkers Sources:
https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/james-madison#:~:text=An%20advocate%20for%20a%20strong,Party%2C%20which%20has%20been%20called http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/portal/communities/pa-heritage/religion-early-politics-benjamin-franklin.html#:~:text=Franklin%20believed%20in%20a%20Creator,the%20worl https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Adams-president-of-United-States https://www.ukessays.com/essays/politics/the-enlightenment-on-the-american-revolution-politics-essay.php -
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