Jefferson's Role In The American Revolution

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” (US 1776). After the years of British oppression the colonist knew that they needed to defend the basic rights of the people of the colonies. The unfair treatment and the poor representation in British Parliament resulted in the idea of a failed responsibility of the Crown to the people. The ideas and actions rooted in American independence all began with the town of Boston, the sharing of ideals and philosophies made possible by the Boston Harbor, along with the crucial help of Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. Boston played a crucial and meaningful role in The American Revolution providing the colonists with revolutionary and tide changing ideas and behaviors.
“Along with trade, a new era came to the colonist” (Hart 1763). The Boston Harbor not only played an important role in the economy of the New Colonies, the harbor was also a
After suffering devastating economic blows during The French and Indian War, the trading and barter in the New World made the colonies highly profitable to Britain. One of greatest issues the colonist had with Britain was the arbitrary taxing and the various acts pressed on the colonies. In Britain's attempt in covering the massive debts acquired during war, they passed countless acts restricting the economic growth of the colonists. “As matters now stand, we suppose the balance of trade much against us in the barter of golden chains for iron ones” (Raphael 56). The issuing of the unfair acts like the Stamp, Tea, and Quartering acts created a sense of inequality and improper representation in Parliament. This angered the colonist and created the idea of the colonists not needing the Monarchs help or the help of the