(American Enlightenment [1], 2) Other political ideas reached America, such as John Locke's publications on contractual government and the divine right of kings. ... Descartes" theories were opposed, however, by British philosophers of the empiricist tradition, such as John Locke, who believed that all ideas are derived from the senses. ... As John Locke wrote in The Reasonableness of Christianity:In this state of darkness and ignorance of the true God, vice and superstition held the world; nor could any help be had or hoped for from reason, which could not be heard, and was judged to hav...

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The off duty British soldier was inquiring about a job at John Gray's Ropewalk; at this point, the rope-maker on duty was William Green. ... Captain Preston, an officer of the Guard, heard that several townspeople had formed outside the front of the Customs House, and that his fellow soldiers were yelling for help. ... After firing the air went silent for a moment, not one noise was heard. ... John Adams and Robert Auchmuty defended the Brit soldiers. ...

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The original nine members included famous members such as John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and Joseph Warren. John Gill was a very important member for reaching out to the public because he worked for the Boston Gazette. ... When the Sons of Liberty heard that three ships loaded with tea were heading toward Boston Harbor, they knew that the British were trying to get the colonists to buy their tea and pay the tax. ...

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Most notably heard in the American colonies was Patrick Henry's cries of "No taxation without representation,"" citing grievances with the economic info structure Britain enforced. ... John Hancock If there was ever a more recognizable name during the Revolutionary War period of American history, it was most certainly the deservingly famed representative John Hancock. ... If there was one such a gentleman who sided with American Independence, this again was John Hancock, the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. ...

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Such acts as the Quartering Act of 1765 and Stamp Act of 1765 where the real uproar of the colonist was heard followed. ... The British now targeted the two people that had begun the revolution, Samuel Adams and John Hancock. ... While John Hancock, who was a smuggler in Boston represented the rich, who opposed the British because of the annoying taxation. ... It followed the natural rights tenets of the British philosopher John Locke, whose writings had justified independence as the will of the people and revolution as a device for bringing happiness. ...

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As militiamen saw the incoming British soldiers, they started to disperse, someone made a shot and a firefight started, as later it was called, "The Shot That Was Heard Around The World". ... After about five minutes of firefight, Major John Pitcairn, who was commanding the British soldiers, started to move back to Boston with his troops. ... People like Thomas Jefferson, Philip Livingston, John, Hancock and Benjamin Franklin. ...

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In document 1, John Hancock is referring to the Townshend Acts when he states, "Taxes equally causing harm to the commercial interests of the Parent country and the colonies, are imposed upon the people without their consent." ... That is why the Boston Massacre is also referred to "The Shot Heard "Round The World" because although it was not a big brawl, it was the first time there was bloodshed between the British and Americans. ...

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Although they heard about the rebellion, British ships headed for Boston. ... The Museum Of Fine Arts, Christian Science Center, Harrison Gray Otis House, Paul Revere House, The Boston Athenaeum, John F. ...

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