Enlightenment Thinkers In The 18th Century

Enlightenment The enlightenment was an intellectual movement in Europe during mid to late 1700`s , changing ideas of government and society. enlightenment thinkers throughout Europe questioned traditional authority and embraced that humanity could be improved through rational change. People were questioning long held truths. Some including divine rights , religion , science , and personal freedom. Enlightenment thinkers stood for a number of ideals including reason, progress, liberty, and, goodness. Some enlightenment thinkers were, John Locke, Charles Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques.

Profit made on exports exceeds the cost of imports. The colonist felt fine until Brittan passed a series of acts that the colony could only trade with Brittan. The British put restrictions on how their colonies spent their money so that they could control their economies. They put limits on what goods the colonies could produce, whose ships they could use, and most importantly, with whom they could trade.

Early 1760`s
British soldiers were given permission to search people homes for smuggled goods. During this time the French and Indian was happening. The British lost a lot of money during this war. The British taxed the colonies highly to get some money back. The proclamation of 1763 is when the British claimed land east of the Mississippi river. They banned all sentiments west of the Appalachian mountains. No one listen which increased the colonies independent spirit.

1764 Sugar act The British raised taxes on goods including wine, sugar, coffee, and indigo. This was the first time the British passed a act to raise revenue rather than to regulate trade. The merchants protested the increased