The Enlightenment Age: The Boston Tea Party

Life, liberty and property are all natural rights that everyone is entitled to. These rights were transformed and created during the Enlightenment Age, then used in the creation of the Declaration of Independence. The Enlightenment Age lasted from 1650 to 1800. During this time period there were numerous important figures arising with their ideals, such as John Locke, Charles Louis de Secondat Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The Declaration of Independence was signed July 4, 1776 and was created during the 1770’s. Some important individuals during the signing of this document were Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. There were numerous events that took place to encourage the signing of the Declaration, such as the American Revolution, Constitutional Convention, and Enlightenment period, therefore, thinkers and events that took place during the Enlightenment
Items such as parliament, sugar, and tea were heavily taxed in order to help Britain pay for debt caused by the French and Indian War, and the colonists didn't want to pay it, therefore they rebelled. The forms of rebellion used were refusing to buy the product, protesting, and eventually fighting for their freedom from Britain. An event that occurred here greatly influenced the American Revolution was the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the high tea prices within the colonies in 1773. The Boston Tea Party was on December 16, 1773 in Boston, Massachusetts lead by the Sons of Liberty and Samuel Adams. On this date, the colonists dressed up as Indians to mask their identity and went onto the ships and threw all of the British tea into the harbor. This greatly influenced the American Revolution because it started the American Revolution. This was the first violent form of rebellion the colonists did and it angered the British, therefore starting the