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Social contract: this idea was developed by English philospher John Lock. It consists in the vision that governments are a social contract between rulers and the ruled, and as a result, governments should have the consent of the governed, otherwise, they deserve to be toppled.
Division of powers: this idea was developed by French philospher Montesquieu. He developed a mode of government that the majority of the world uses to this day. A government divided in three branches of power: the executive (president), the legislative (congress), and the judiciary (courts).
The election was decided by the House of Representatives.
Environment- everything around you
Hamilton favored a country modeled after Great Britian. He was a strong proponent of centralized power and a central bank for the country. Jefferson had a vision of an agrarian society, a country of farmers. He did not like the idea of being oppressed by a government, especially with the revolution happening in his lifetime. He opposed a central bank, fervently.
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party, carried out by the Sons of Liberty and led by Samuel Adams, was a catalyst for the start of war and a principal reason why the Revolutionary War began in Massachusetts.
