The first two battles were the Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775 and they were located in Massachusetts.
It is because they thought that following what others did was like losing their identities.
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<u>Answer:</u>
The ideas of the French Enlightenment influenced the Founding Fathers to 'revolt against' what they perceived as unfair 'British taxation'.
<u>Explanation:</u>
- Renaissance Humanism was an 'intellectual and scholarly movement' that led to Enlightenment throughout Europe.
- American Enlightenment was the period of cognitive excitement in American Colonies that led to the creation of 'United States of America'.
- It was influenced by European Enlightenment. During that period there was substantial book trade with Great Britain which directly affected America’s founding fathers.
- Commentaries on the 'Laws of England' was a major work by English writer Sir William Blackstone that had a major influence on America’s founding fathers.
Civilians did things such as mend clothing for soldiers, make ammunition from household silver, and many women followed their husbands to the battlefield where they washed, mended, and cooked for troops. Very few were able to fight in combat, but some women did.
