Inspiration to the Revolution
This philsophical (Thinking) movement shaped the beliefs of many of our founding fathers
The Enlightenment
The British fought the French in the French & Indian War over
Expansion into the Ohio River Valley & The Mississippi River. Rivalry
This is the reason taxes were such an issue for the colonists
How they had no representation in Parliament to voice the colonists concerns
These men were the commanders of the British Army at the start of the Revolution
William & Richard Howe
These two men created unique theories (ideas) on government
These groups were the most active contributors in the war effort
French Military, Huron (French Ally), French Colonists / British Military, Iroquois (British Ally), British Colonists
The Boston Tea Party Spurs the colonies closer to revolution because
Britain puts on the Intolerable Acts
This American victory convinced the French to fight with the Americans
Saratoga
John Locke wrote about these ideas
Natural Laws & Rights, Government gets its power from the people, and Life / Liberty & Property
After the War, there were many issues facing the British
Colonists start to feel unified , What to do with all this new land, and tremendous debt.
After the Boston Tea Party this occur in philly
1st Continental Congress
Valley Forge helped changed the war by
The army became more structured and able to complete strategic military drills together, united as one army
These people copy John Locke's ideas when creating the DOI
Jefferson, Adams, & Franklin
These were the ways the British attempted to solve the problems after the war
Taxes like the Stamp Act, & Townshend Act, along with issuing The Proclamation line of 1763,
After Lexington and Concord & King George's Response to the Olive Branch Petition, Thomas Paine writes Common Sense to
Rally people behind Independence
The British thought they had a good shot in the south because
Loyalists in the south that enjoyed the trade with england & the slave presence
Unalienable Rights, All men Equal, Life, Liberty, and government gets its power from the people, and if a government is bad you can rise up against it
Paul Revere created this print after tension over taxes boiled over to _____________
& John Adams defended the soldiers after the Massacre
To Anger colonists & to show that in america we believe that everyone deserves a free trial
For this reason the DOI is so Relevant
1st time a colony says why they deserve to be their own country influenced by enlightenment ideas.
King George waged war against the American Colonists prior to the war even starting by