How Did John Locke's View Of Life Liberty And The Pursuit Of Freedom

Three years later more duties were imposed on the colonies through the Townshend Acts, which placed taxes on lead glass, paper, and tea. It reorganized the American Customs Service, which enforced the Navigation Act, the Sugar Act, and now the Townshend Acts. The Americans responded to this in many ways, but primarily by boycotting all British goods and by implementing a non-importation agreement. After losing much money, the British decided to repeal the Townshend duties and others, except

Many colonists were angered because of high taxes England chose to enforce on them. These taxes were a result of the British participation and victory in the French and Indian war. However, what made the colonists even more angry was the fact that they were being taxed without representation in England’s Parliament. The colonists thought that, in order to be taxed by the British, they should have representation in it. They saw it as unfair to be taxed by a government they had no say in. As Patrick Henry said in his speech made to the Virginia House of Burgesses, “We can under law be taxed only by our own representatives...The Stamp Act is against the law. We must not obey it…” (Doc. 1). Since many colonists thought this taxation broke the law, some of them chose to protest by going to the House of Burgesses, boycotting imports, or simply not paying it in response. This response is justified; if

In 1768 an agreement was published by leader’s colonists called Boston Non-Importation Agreement inviting others colonists to react against the Townshend acts, in which American colonists would not export or import items from Great Britain. In the agreement was wrote “Secondly, that we will not send for or import any kind of goods or merchandize from Great Britain, either on our own account, or on commissions, or any otherwise, from the 1st of January 1769 to the 1st of January 1770, except salt, coals, fish-hooks and lines, hemp, and duck bar lead and shot, wool-cards and card-wire.” (Boston Non-Importation Agreement). In addition, a group of women, the Daughters of Liberty were organized a boycott to oppose British taxes by avoiding British tea and buying British goods in support to the Sons of Liberty. Some of the acts were cancel, however, the tea tax results in the Boston Tea Party in 1770. Last, in 1774, the First Continental Congress take place in Philadelphia by colonist’s leaders in reaction of the British tyranny, in which delegates from Massachusetts to Virginia colonies united to agree that “Parliament had no right to tax the colonies without their consent.” (Fraser 132). Indeed, the American colonist’s leaders came together with many protests to the overwhelming British taxations and they rejected British authorities by showing that the government could not claim authority over colonists

After years of being subjected to Britain’s constant demands and constricting rules, America decided to pursue the future government and society they desired. They sent a letter to King John III, this letter contained a list of offenses the king had committed, and it also rallied up the colonists to fight for their freedom. This letter, called the Declaration of Independence, was ratified on July 4th, 1776. With the help of five colonists Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to voice the people’s concerns. This letter ended up impacting how the government developed. The American government was significantly influenced by the Declaration of Independence, which established freedom and more rights for the people, and equality

Beginning in 1764, Great Britain began passing acts to exert greater control over the American colonies. The Sugar Act was passed to increase duties on foreign sugar imported from the West Indies. A Currency Act was also passed to ban the colonies from issuing paper bills or bills of credit because of the belief that the colonial currency had devalued the British money. Further, in order to continue to support the British soldiers left in America after the war, Great Britain passed the Quartering Act in 1765. This ordered colonists to house and feed British soldiers if there was not enough room for them in the colonist’s homes. An important piece of legislation that really upset the colonists was the Stamp Act passed in 1765. This required stamps to be purchased or included on many different items and documents such as playing cards, legal papers, newspapers, and more. This was the first direct tax that Britain had imposed on the colonists. Events began to escalate with passage of the Townshend Acts in 1767. These taxes were created to help colonial officials become independent of the colonists by providing them with a source of income. This act led to clashes between British troops and colonists, causing the infamous Boston Massacre. These unjust requests and increasing tensions all led up to the colonist’s declaration as well as the Revolutionary War.

Many Englishmen held their own opinions of these, including Soame Jenyns, a member of Parliament from 1741-1780. Jenyns wrote a pamphlet entitled The Objections to the Taxation of our American Colonies by the Legislature of Great Britain, briefly consider?d. The excerpt in the text argues for Parliament?s right to tax the colonies and discusses briefly the theory of virtual representation. He begins by censuring those questioning the jurisdiction of Parliament:

Mankind has been fighting for Liberty and Freedom for as long as we can remember. Liberty and freedom has been a topic which has been debated for many decades. What does it mean to be free , and how far can we go to strive for freedom. These important questions have been answered and studied by two of the greatest English philosophers, John Locke and John Stuart Mill. Locke and Mill men will attempt to uncover the mysteries of Liberty and Freedom and unveil the importance of being free. This essay will look at John Locke’s principle works” Second Treatise of government” and John Stuart Mills. “ On Liberty and Other Essays”. This essay will attempt to compare and contrast Lockes ideology on Liberty and Freedom to that of Mill.

Second, the Quartering Act of 1765 was an act which provided places and supplies for troops and soldiers. “The English passed the Quartering Act because it provided protection for the colonists”(Colonial Unrest). It frustrated the colonists because instead of protecting the colony the colonists felt like the troops were controlling them. Also, “It would make the colonies pay for some of the costs of having

The American colonies had good reason to suspect some other motives were at play in Britain and with their fears came more taxes. With their ever-growing belief that in some way Britain was devising a plan to seize their liberties, colonists started to boycott British luxury goods so Britain would have to stop the taxes since they would not be making revenue. However, this did not stop Parliament from adding new taxes to the list. In 1767, the Townshend Revenue Acts were imposed and set a new series of taxes on the colonists to offset the costs of administering and protecting the American colonies. Items taxed include imports such as paper, tea, glass, lead and paints. The restrictions Britain

In 1766, about 1,500 British soldiers disembarked at New York City. By law, the city had to cover the costs of housing and provisioning the soldiers. This was stated in the Quartering Act of 1765, which dictated that the colonies had to accommodate the British military personnel in local barracks, stables, inns, and uninhabited houses if necessary. At the beginning, this law did not strike any chords with the colonists, but when the New York Provincial Assembly realized the high cost involved, they assumed it as another attempt by the Crown to collect revenue from them. The saying “no taxation without representation” was used again as a type of trigger again and the city refused to cover the accommodation expenses.

The Americas clearly had justification to declare independence from the cruel rule of Britain for they were unfair, did not care for us and thought of us as lessers, and they took away our natural rights. The Americas had every right to fight for their freedom and independance, and they did. Britain was unfair and had taken everything that the Americas had worked hard for and took it for themselves. They were merely tyrants who ruled for their own benefit, for example, they had cut off the Americas from trading with anyone else other than Britain and even taxed them without any say from the Americas.

By 1765, at a Stamp Act Congress, all but four colonies were represented as the “Declaration of Rights and Grievances” was passed. They were determined to let Parliament know that they were equal to British citizens, that there would be no “taxation without representation,” and all efforts to stop tax on colonists would continue (Kennedy, etal 2011.) Although Lord Rockingham, the predecessor of Grenville, sought to repeal of the Stamp Act, this in no way meant Parliament was conceding their control. In fact, while the Stamp Act was repealed, another called the “Declaratory Act of 1766,” gave Parliament the authority to make laws binding the American Colonies, “in all cases whatsoever.” In 1767, George III passed the Townshend Acts to collect tax on glass, lead, paints, paper and, tea. Recognizing that tea was a favorite among the Americans, it ensured greater revenue the British government. Again, the colonists’ rights for representation were ignored and they started to boycott British goods and ultimately, smuggle tea. When the Quartering Act was passed, which specified that colonists were to give room and board to British troops, tension began to rise. For two years, the colonists tolerated British troops on their soil and their dissatisfaction with the British Parliament and King George III became evident through many violent riots, abusiveness of tax collectors and destruction of property. According to Kennedy, etal (2011), Parliament, continually met with

Summary: After the complaints on the Quartering Acts, Charles Townshend said he believed colonist complaints made it important to keep an army in colonies, and to make them pay for the army. With the colonies refusing to pay for more military provisions, Britain realized they could still get money from the colonies by taxing them on imported household materials, such as glass, paint, tea, and paper. Of course, this further angered colonists since these shipping fees were also just taxes in disguise. The colonists claimed that they don’t pay taxes not voted on by the colony assemblies, that this was taxation without representation. Boston Patriot Samuel Adams wrote a letter protesting to the Acts, and it was so convincing that the colonists

This paper examines Locke`s stand on the state of nature, the state of war, and his reasoning behind the justification of slavery. I am here to prove that Locke`s position on slavery was intended to relieve absolute power from the monarchy, and transfer more of the power into the wealthy and educated people of his own social economic background. In order to accomplish this task, the rest of the essay unfolds in three parts: Part One states and explains Locke`s argument, Part Two applies counter examples to see if Locke`s statement holds true under pressure, and Part Three concludes rather Locke`s justification of slavery had biased intentions in transferring power from the kings to the wealthy.

The infringement upon their liberties to which Richard Henry Lee was referring was largely an economic concern for the colonists. Taxes and duties implemented solely by the British government and the Navigation Acts limited trading rights. The colonists believed that they held the right to tax themselves, especially since there were no Americans in Parliament. After this claim England replied that colonists were represented by “virtual representation” as a result of the Magna Carta. The inferred inferiority of the Americans to Britons by this fallacy insulted colonists and further pushed them into unrest, causing a movement that resulted in the Non-Importation Agreements being enforced The Non-Importation Agreements demonstrated the power of the American colonists over the depressed English economy. Once the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts were repealed, there was no turning back for the seditious Americans; they had discovered who truly was dependent on whom.