The American Revolution

Taxes took 3 forms:
-Intellectual protests: wrote pamphlets, drafted resolutions, gave speeches, and delivered sermons.
-Economic Boycotts
-Violent intimidation
They were combined to force the British to back down, to defy the British from taxes. There was a surge in politics.
Surge: strong wavelike, forward movement.
John Adams was the 2nd President of the United Stated of America, prominent Massachusetts lawyer.

Enlightenment Ideas
Colonial protest gave the idea of the enlightenment. Baron of Montesquieu was a French enlightenment. John Locke a British enlightenment, argued that people had rights for life, liberty and property. He said good government would protect those rights. He insisted that these rights should be counted on. Patrick Henry was a young Virginian Representative.
John Locke



In May 30th 1765 - Virginia House Burgess's accepted most of the resolves and rejected 2 because they were too radical.
In October 1765 delegates from nine colonies met in New York to petition the King for relief. Almost against their will, the colonists were beginning to see themselves as Americans rather than Virginians or New Yorkers.
A newspaper published that all resolves were accepted, thinking that they were really accepted, but 4 of the colonies didn't adopt the results.