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I helped create an American identity by beginning the first step of the revolution. Colonists began smuggling products elsewhere without being taxed, to be able to make more money. More population caused the colonies to grow, and make their own manufactured goods. This then caused the colonists to want higher prices for their products.

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I helped create an American identity by changing England and the overseas colonies. Allowed the American colonies to run local affairs with freedom. Great Britain received many American colony productions such as wheat, fur, deerskin leather, etc. The control the trade, Britain released the Navigation Acts to make the colonists sell their raw materials to Britain, no matter what.

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I helped create an American identity by bringing natural rights to the people. Making colonial legislatures pass laws instead of the English way of making laws, having parliament assemble and make laws. Looked to the thinkers of the Enlightenment to make the natural laws and government responsible to the people.

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I helped create an American identity by revolutionizing the idea of government. By spelling out my political ideas into a book read and discussed across Europe and America. I influenced American colonists like Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. I believed in natural laws, created by God to form an orderly universe.

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I helped create an American identity by believing in a much better guide than faith or tradition. I turned the 1700s into an age of enlightenment. I turned thinkers into philosophers. I attacked superstition, unreasoned beliefs, to change society.

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I helped create an American identity by maximizing trade exports and causing benefits for Britain. Believing in profitable trading. Caused the British to have an import of raw materials.

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I helped create an American identity by passing laws that benefited the British. They were made to control American colonies production, stating that the colonists had to sell their materials to Britain, no matter what. All trade goods have to be carried by British ships and by crews that were British also. Any goods had to be carried to England to be taxed before arriving to other countries in Europe.

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I helped create an American identity by spreading knowledge. Paper and type were expensive, so many books came from Britain. Almanacs were also used to spread knowledge, they were  as popular as newspapers. An almanac provided calendars, dates of famous holiday, times of sunset and rise, and even advice and information about farming.

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I helped create an American identity by teaching children to read and write at home, from their parents. In 1647, a public education law was created to force each community to have a teacher that was paid through taxes. Many of the first colleges were established to train ministers.

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I helped create an American identity by influencing colonials using religion. Called by the ministers who wished for a "new birth", or a return to the strong faith of the earlier days. Gave greater religous and political freedom. Created more self-faith in the colonists, and this caused the official churches power decline.

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I helped create an American identity by causing the people to take responsibility for their own government. Gave the power to the people, getting rid of the traditional government system of parliament passing laws.

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I helped create an American identity by spreading the ideas of political change in the 1600s and 1700s. I gave American colonists a new change of government. Limited royal power, liberty, and property. My rights were extended to more and more English people in North America.