Enlightenment and the American Revolution
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- The Spread of Enlightenment Ideas
- Good Lord!
- The Tea Act
- You must now pay a tax of 3 pence for every pound of tea imported!
- Tea Act (1773)
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- The Boston Tea Party
- Down with the Tea Act!
- During the 18th century, Enlightenment ideas diffused to the Americas, causing British colonists to reexamine their social standing and change their attitudes toward the oppressive British monarchy.
- The Battles of Lexington and Concord
- The British are coming! The British are coming!
- In 1773, Parliament passed the Tea Act which placed a high tax on tea in the North American colonies Britain owned. The colonists disliked that King George III was taxing them when they had no representation in Parliament.
- The Second Continental Congress
- Independence!
- Declaration of Independence
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- Free Market!
- The colonists were upset with the Tea Act (as well as other taxes). They masqueraded as Native Americans and dumped hundreds of crates of tea into the Boston Harbor to protest against it in 1773.
- The Battle of Trenton
- Onward to Trenton!We will ambush those redcoats!
- This battle initiated the American Revolution. Paul Revere warned the minutemen and farmers that the British were advancing. Their preparation contributed to their success in pushing back the British.
- The Second Continental Congress was a meeting between delegates from all 13 American colonies which became united in war against Britain. They approved the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson and planned war strategies.
- Unalienable Rights!
- Freedom!
- On December 26, 1776, Washington and his troops ambushed Hessian mercenaries (hired by the British) after crossing the icy Delaware River. This was a pivotal battle for the Patriots and helped them turn the tide of the war in their favor.
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