Historical+Events

During the early stages of the American Revoltion the Americans experienced the Enlightenment or the Age of Reason. During the Age of Reason the colonist realized they no longer needed Englands aid to keep them alive. The English started applying unecessary tax acts on the colonists. The Americans started thinking that they needed to be free from England and could govern themselves. This thinking eventually led to rebellions and freedom from England. Some historical events that influenced the enlightenment in the American colonies were: the Stamp Act, British troops occupying Boston, and the Boston Massacre. England had just won the Sevens Years' War and was in some serious debt so they hit the colonies with the Stamp Act. The colonists were very upset with this and felt it was unjust of the British to tax only the colonies. The colonists were slowly starting to rebel against England. The British occupying Boston really made the colonist think. They felt that they were being treated unfairly and could no longer take it anymore. This lead to the infamous Boston Massacre. The Boston Massacre was what put the colonist over the edge and be completely free from England. One of the biggest events in the Enlightenment Age in the colonies was the constitution. The constitution has the be one of the greatest documents ever written in the common age. The people of the Enlightenment were the major reason why this happened. The constitution enabled people to govern themselves and was the first to do so successfully.