MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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The passage of the Coercive Acts
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The publication of Common Sense
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The announcement of the Albany Plan
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The meeting of the First Continental Congress
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Detailed explanation-1: -John Locke His writings influenced Voltaire and Rousseau, but most importantly, the American revolutionaries. Thomas Jefferson used the thoughts first penned by John Locke while writing the Declaration of Independence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most scholars today believe that Jefferson derived the most famous ideas in the Declaration of Independence from the writings of English philosopher John Locke. Locke wrote his Second Treatise of Government in 1689 at the time of England’s Glorious Revolution, which overthrew the rule of James II.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Declaration helped unify the colonies so that they all fought together instead of trying to make separate peace agreements with Britain.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jefferson, the principal author, was only 33 at the time, and had been influenced by British acts such as the Tea Taxes and the Quartering Act, but even more significant were the ideals of the Enlightenment thinkers, especially John Locke.