Political Impacts (2)

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  • Political Impacts (2)
    • Ideology
      • Thomas Paine
        • Popular book Common Sense. Basis for republic
      • Sam Adams
        • 1768 - Massachusetts circular letter. Prompted occupation of Boston
      • John Dickinson
        • Letters from a farmer in Pennsylvania
          • Turned people against Townshend
        • Peaceful resistance
        • Against internal revenue
      • John Locke
        • Life, liberty and estate - unalienable rights. No divine right of Kings Influenced Jefferson
      • James Madison
        • Author of constitution, bill of rights advocate
    • British opposition groups
      • Committees of Correspondence (1773)
      • Virginia resolves (1765)
        • In Virginian house of burgess, seven resolves. Rights of Englishmen. Not united colonies or unanimous vote
      • Stamp Act Congress (1765)
        • nine colonies to denounce stamp act. Only own legislatures to tax
      • Sons of Liberty
        • Enforced boycott of goods. Limited influence in south. In towns but they only mad 5% of America's pop.

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