MARKET 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: American Revolutionary War, Raymond Williams, Jutes
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Pilgrim fathers considered themselves loyal to king james. Boston tea party as a protest on taxation and not the monarchy. The revolutionary war ended with the treaty of paris. John locke influenced the declaration of independence (enlightenment). After the american revolutionary war, the united states were an independent country. Act of union with wales resulted in a loss of welsh identity. Ireland had been in a personal union with england before the act of union in 1800/1801. By 1900 the empire covered almost or the world. Most irish were not pleased with the act of union, they were neglected, gb did not offer them representation or their own parliament. Angles, saxons, jutes brought christianisation to gb 400-800ac. Michael payne: culture is everything made by humans, nature is everything that is not touched by humans. Declaration of independence: 4th of july 1776 by founding fathers, all men are created equal.
