POLI 2052 Lecture : Poli 2052 Notes
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Separatist: puritans, some wanted to break, some would have stayed, calvinist, wanted a simpler more biblical way of worship, didn"t approve of likeness between church of england and. James and charles: james, great negotiator, laid out argument for divine right of kings, charles, 1626, unpopular, if parliament said no charles would do it, as time goes on kings find it more difficult to get around. Kings, but the consent of the government: there was great fear and loathing of roman catholics after, cruel and unusual punishment. British reactions played into the hands of radical colonists by instituting a naval blockade of boston harbor. 1774: first continental congress: meeting to discuss possible negotiations with the british. John locke: philosophical definition of revolution, natural rights, consent of the governed, equality-classical liberalism, limited government. The purpose was to restore rights of the colonists that they felt were rightfully theirs.
