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Montesquieu is a French Philosopher and he is famous for his theory of seperation of powers.  He was a major contribution to political theory and constitution.

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Rousseau is a French Philosopher that preferred the social contract theory. He focuses on religion and philosophy and influenced the French Revolution and the ideas the rights.

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Thomas Hobbes was an english philosopher with ideas connected to politics. He also believes that all the power should go to the governing or else lead to the "State of Nature".  Thomas Hobbes influenced the declaration of independence with his beliefs and contracts.

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The Declaration of Independence is a statement created by the second continental congress to declare that the 13 american colonies are now independent and free of rule from British rule. It is the day known as the birth of American Independence.

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Thomas Paine was an english Philosopher that influenced and contributed to the American Revolution. He also help lead to the Declaration of Independence. He was known for his "Common Sense" Pamphlet that it was the first pamphlet to be supported of American independence. Thomas Paine influenced many colonists to go against Britain causing them to have more support in winning the Revolutionary War. Thomas Paine influenced thousands of colonists to be patriots. The loyalists didn't like how there wasn't a person that is not experienced to make decisions and that the power should be with the governors.

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The Continental Congress was a group of people from the thirteen colonies who served to be the  government of them also known as the philadelphia Congress. The Continental Congress were the people who basically made decisions based on the 13 american colonies like controlling the colonial resistances and opposing so they can successfully do against Britain. Since the colonies need a government they formed a continental congress.

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John Locke was an English philosopher and physician. He was a big contributor the idea of liberalism.  He was known to have the idea to protect life, liberty, and property got the colonist to fight for it.

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During the colonial times,  there were one of three types of government in every colony such as royal, charter, and Proprietary.   Charter colonies were established with charters between the King and the colonist with certain rights. The colonist are guaranteed rights of Englishmen.  A Royal colony was part of the British territories and were ruled by a governor appointed by the monarch. Proprietary colonies were land divided by the ruler which the ruler owned. The Proprietor people will have power to help the colony and other similar power.

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The Revolutionary War was a war fought between the British and its colonies for US independence and to rebel against their laws.  The main source of this war was the idea of how people would fight to get what they wanted, such as land. The French and Indian led to the loss of money and enlarged the debt that Great Britain had. The Revolutionary War led to an outcome of being independent of Britain and the 13 colonies were free to rights of being independent becoming the United States of America.

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The Intolerable Acts was a punishment  from the british parliament to the massachusetts colonists of the sons of liberty for dumping tea into harbor leading to the closing of Boston Harbor. The colonists wanted to boycott all british goods and just slow down what the British wants leading to the sons of liberty dressed like indians dumping tea into harbor. The colonists had to pay for all the tea the sons of liberty "destroyed" and King George the III had passed series of laws called the Coercive act. 4 acts were passed including the Boston Port Act, The massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act. The Intolerable Acts lead to a spiral of events called the coercive act which made the relationship even worst because the King does things the colonists doesn't like making them want to be independence from Britain.

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The Boston Massacre was the revolt of the colonist on the royal troops to enforce tax imposed from Britain in Massachusetts.  The Sons of Liberty influenced the Boston Massacre by informing colonist for American liberty and imposing the Stamp act. This event helped the colonist against Britain and it got the colonist to realize the patriots cause.  The Aftermath of this event led to a spark to colonists of the rebellion which cumulative through time because 5 people died in the Boston Massacre trying to revolt the taxes.