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Edward Livingston Voices Of Freedom

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“Until the 1770s most colonists believed themselves to be the freest political system humankind has ever known” (Foner 73). Overtime conflict began as tension began to build between the colonists and British authority due to many factors one including a series of acts meant to punish the colonies for their defiance against Great Britain. Over time this led to the fight for the independence of the thirteen colonies also known as the revolutionary war.
In "voices of freedom" the author of article twenty three , Edward Livingston established the difference between a limited monarchy and absolute monarchy. Livingston’s believed that any person in his senses should prefer a limited monarchy. Stating that absolute monarchy caused the whole country to be overspread with …show more content…

These were passed as a form of punishment for Massachusetts after throwing a large tea shipment into the Boston harbor. These measures destroyed the legitimacy of the imperial government in the eyes of many colonists as these laws not only effected Massachusetts but they also angered other colonies. Disagreement and resistance quickly began to spread across small towns and rural areas to those who were not previously part of the resistance. soon in 1774 a colonial protest group was born known as the sons of liberty which also helped pave the way to the spark of rebellion. Another big part in inspiring colonist to fight for freedom was a pamphlet titled common sense written by Thomas Paine. This pamphlet explained the need for independence in a way most would understand. Paine developed a new style of political writing which helped include more people in political discussion. It quickly became the most successful and most influential pamphlets in the history of political writing. In his writings Paine stated plain and simple facts such as many of the struggles between England and

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