Main Ideas!!!
* Colonists were not being treated fairly by the King
* He was making them pay huge amounts of taxes without representation
* The colonists didn't want to be ruled under the powers of the English Monarchy
* Many people thought that the King was violating their natural rights
* Over all the colonists wanted change
* He was making them pay huge amounts of taxes without representation
* The colonists didn't want to be ruled under the powers of the English Monarchy
* Many people thought that the King was violating their natural rights
* Over all the colonists wanted change
The Details!!!
* People wanted a better government
* Enlightenment thinkers influenced people to want a better government
Comparisons
The American revolution, as well as the other two revolutions, created a constitution.
All three revolutions ended up having religious freedom.
All three revolutions ended up having religious freedom.
Other articles
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/people.aspx
http://www.pleasantridge.k12.ca.us/magnolia/studentlinks/websites78/social_studies/revolutionary_war/quotes.html
http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/people.aspx
http://www.pleasantridge.k12.ca.us/magnolia/studentlinks/websites78/social_studies/revolutionary_war/quotes.html