Innocent: free from guilt; free from legal fault. This should not be confused with the term “not guilty.” Not guilty is a verdict by a judge or a jury that a person accused of a crime did not commit it or that there is not enough evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused committed the crime.
Innocent is when there’s no charge against you. You have no trouble on you.
Not guilty is when there wasn’t enough information or testimonies against your charge. Or no proof that you committed the crime or the bad thing you did,
After seeing what happened with the Americans and their success they realized they should be able to stand up for themselves too. It inspired them to rebel against the royals because they were over taxing them as well just the Britain's did to the Colonists.
He didn't believe blacks should have a right to vote and shouldn't be apart of any laws. "Threatened constitution of states" He believe that it limited the power that each state has.