Practical Reasons behind revolution:
– Look to actual thing British were doing to the Colonies. Reference 2nd part of Declaration of Ind and Thomas Paine’s Common sense for ideas.
– Think things that led up to more British control- mercantalism, French Indian War. But also actual things British did. Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Acts, Boston Massacre, Intolerable Acts, etc.
Philosopical Reasons:
-Enlightenment and John Locke
-Declaration of Independence
-Arguments made by James Otis and Thomas Paine
– 3 Letters
