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The Levellers proposed a written constitution (Agreement of the Ppl) which began by proclaiming “at how high a rate we value out just freedom”. Levellers failed, but Diggers went even further hoping to give freedom of land ownership. These ideas of freedom were taken to America by English emigrants. English Liberty.
Chapter 2: Beginnings of English America, 4 VI. New Englanders Divided A. Roger Williams 1. A young Puritan minister, Williams preached that any citizen ought to be free to practice whatever form of religion he chose.
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Give me liberty!: an American history, volume 1. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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CHAPTER #2: Beginning of English America (1607-1660) Puritans had no tolerance for people who did not share the idea of their version. Indentured servants worked for 4-7 years before being released to economic.
Sons of Liberty, organization formed in the American colonies in the summer of 1765 to oppose the Stamp Act. The Sons of Liberty took their name from a speech given in the British Parliament by Isaac Barré (February 1765), in which he referred to the colonials who had opposed unjust British measures as the “sons of liberty.”
Outline. England and the New World. Reasons for England's late entry. Protracted religious strife. Continuing struggle to subdue Ireland. Awakening of English attention to North America. Early ventures. Humphrey Gilbert's failed Newfoundland colony. Walter Raleigh's failed Roanoke colony.
