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  • The Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. This event marked the first conflicts with the military and began the American Revolution. It was crucial in stirring the desire for independence among the colonists because the feuds between them and Britain had turned into a matter of life and death. 122 people in total were killed.
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  • Soon, the colonists asked the king for peace. He refused. After the Declaration was created, the king had sent standing armies to control the colonists without consent of the Legislature. The colonists heavily opposed this action. They felt as if they had no say in what happened, and that their rights were being stripped away.
  • Choose peace!
  • Our legislatures haven't given consent!
  • Why send an army during a time of peace?
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  • The colonists were furious. They believed that the British were being unfair, and that their rights were being taken away. Many of these ideas were influenced by John Locke, a philosopher from a hundred years prior to this event. Locke declared that everybody was born with natural rights, and that even the government cannot take it away. The power of the government comes from consent. Using his ideas, Thomas Jefferson co-wrote the Declaration of Independence.