So far as I know, there are no prison ships in New York harbor. The closest thing would be the prison on Riker's Island. By "Patriot POWs" do you mean political prisoners of some sort?
Guarantee people certain rights, and hold authority (King John) to certain rules.
As question is raised in a U.S. history class....The Founders were very influenced by Locke's "Two Treatises of Government," written about 120 years before Jefferson wrote the "Declaration." Hobbes' work was also written in the 17th century, and is likewise of interest.
<span>And then there's the 19th century, of American thinkers, such as Emerson, William James, and Charles Peirce (pronounced "purse"). </span>
<span>Then, there's the 18th century, but if influences are calibrated, Locke in the 17th, and Emerson and James in the 19th</span>
Answer: Industrial Revolution, in modern history, the process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing. These technological changes introduced novel ways of working and living and fundamentally transformed society.
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