Glorious Revolution Dbq

The birth of America as a nation was a revolution of thought about the nature of freedom and mankind’s right to choose our own destiny. The onset of the Glorious Revolution, the imperial wars, the Navigation Acts, Salutary Neglect, and people such as John Locke influencing many colonists in America began an era that would contour the path towards revolution. One of the single most important developments in England to affect the self-identity of the colonists was the Glorious Revolution. This event was earth-shattering as the colonists had suffered under James II just as profoundly as the English due to James’ refusal to recognize colonial charters or allow colonists any say over laws or taxes. Colonists saw the applicability of the Glorious Revolution to their situation, and began a series of revolts in 1689. And while these revolts forced the king's government to hand power back to the colonists, the English did not see the connection between their revolution and the American revolts at the time. This was a grave mistake for the English; for an important turning point had been reached as the principle of independence became the cry of Americans throughout the eighteenth century.
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The colonists had gotten a small taste of freedom and they begin to realize how little they truly need Parliament. These colonists’ ideas and dreams of independence due to salutary neglect was something the Parliament should have foreseen- and feared. Walpole’s sleeping dogs had awoken; and now fully knew what America was capable