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Salutary Neglect was an unwritten policy in the British government from 1609 to 1763 that let the North American colonies exist with little British interference. This allowed the Americans to create their own legistlative and legal organizations that led them to independence through a revolution.

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John Locke’s idea about the Social Contract occurred in 1689. In this idea he stated an agreement that the purpose of the government is to protect the Natural Rights of people in exchange for their less important freedoms. The British government was not acknowledging the Natural Rights of the colonists causing them to be angered and demand change. When this change was not given to them, they demanded a revolution.

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The Enlightenment occurred from 1715-1789. It was a time where people were questioning what they knew and were creating new inventions to learn more about the world around them. During this time, they also started questioning their religions and developing their beliefs. One of these beliefs then was created into the Natural Law. We see the idea of Natural Laws in the Declaration of Independence; Thomas Jefferson  wrote that all people have the Natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness causing a spark to ignite into a flame leading to a fight for the American rights.

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The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War, was between France and Great Britain and it occurred from 1754 to 1763. During this war, the British gained the North American territory and because of this war, the British were in serious debt causing King George III to tax the colonists resulting in the American Revolution.

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King George III was king of the British empire from 1760-1820. He imposed and raised taxed on the colonists leading to the Intolerable Acts which played a role in the American Revolution.

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The Proclamation of 1763 was a proclamation that was declared by Britain at the end of the Seven Years’ War. This proclamation declared the victory of the British empire through the war. However, this war caused the British to be in extreme debt causing them to tax the colonists which lead to the American Revolution.

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The Sugar Act was a policy in 1764 that changed the tax from 6 cents per gallon to 3 cents per gallon on imported goods from the Caribbean. The British imposed this rule to try and stop out smuggling but it gave the British courts the right to try colonial smugglers because they knew that the colonial courts were lenient on smuggling. This took away power from the colonial courts which enraged the colonists because they did not have any representation. The leading factor to the cause of the American Revolution is that the colonists were mad that they did not have any representation and this act further demonstrated that they had no say and power was being taken from them.

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The Stamp Act was a policy put in place in 1765 that stated that all printed material needed a stamp which was not free and costed money. This act impacted lawyers and people that worked for the newspaper. This lasted until protesters organized the Stamp Act Congress which wanted people to boycott British Goods. This congress was the first time that the colonies acted in a united way. This helped people be aware of their “liberties and Natural Rights”. The British repeal the Stamp Act and then pass the Declaratory Act. The Stamp Act helped unite the colonies and told people that they deserve there rights and no one should be stripped of them. This then fueled the fire for the American Revolution.

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The Boston Massacre occurred March 5, 1770 occurred when British sentries out front of the Customs House shot into a crowd of people and killed three men and injured eight. One of these deaths included the death of Crispus Attucks which struck one of the first fights for American Independence. This would also fuel the fight for American Independence through the revolution.

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The Boston Tea Party occurred December 16, 1773. This was started in order to argue against the 1773 Tea Act. In this fit of anger, the colonists dressed up as Indians and dumped a lot of tea into the Boston Harbor causing up to $4,000,000 in damages. This was done after the Tea Act because the colonists thought that because the British put a tax on the tea, they could tax whatever they wanted. This rebellion for representation also impacted the choice for the Revolution. They demanded their representation and since they were not getting that, they became even more angry and started to want to revolt.

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The Intolerable Acts were a series of acts in 1774 that were deemed intolerable. These acts consisted of the Massachusetts Government Act, The Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act. These acts made the colonists outraged because this completely showed the colonists that Britain did not care and was not going to give them the representation and free will that they deserved. Massachusetts then passes a set of resolutions telling colonists to disobey the Intolerable Acts, to stop paying taxes, and prepare for war. This sparked the first colony wide government igniting the flame that would take them through the American Revolution. Although, they all were not set out to obtain independence, they wanted their Natural Rights back and wanted representation.

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The battles of Lexington and Concord were fought on April 19, 1775. This war was the first start to the American Revolution. This war was won by the colonists and showed Britain that they would no longer be robbed of their Natural Rights and demanded representation.

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The Second Continental Congress was initiated in May of 1775 and they voted that they would state their independence from Great Britain. They declared independence on July 4, and they would go on to sign the Declaration of Independence. They were the leaders that fought for representation and fought for a revolution.

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Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was published on January 10, 1776. In this 47-paged document, Paine argued to things: he argued for independence from Britain and to create a democratic republic. It was directed to the people in the Thirteen Colonies using a viewpoint that demostraste that everything he was saying was Common Sense. This document, of which became extremely popular throughout the colonies, helped initiate the American fight to gain independence from England because he believed that Natural Laws were common sense.

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The Declaration of Independence is a document written by Thomas Jefferson on July 4, 1776 that declared the independence of America from the British. It declares their natural rights by stating “we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” This statement shows just how much the American colonies believed in their Natural Rights and that they would not be mistreated again. They wanted to be able to choose their own government and be strong without Britain there to tax them.