John Locke's Contribution To The Development Of Colonial Foundations

The development of colonial foundations did not all occur in one day. There are countless key factors that played an important role in response to the progression of the colonial foundations. Colonial political developments were influenced by traditions from their mother country - England, as well as many ideas of the Age of Enlightenment, and colonial experiences and many other aspects. Self-governing structures were common and yet varied in procedure and nature among the 13 colonies. The impact of political precedent of the evolution of self governing structures in the colonies included documents such as the Magna Carta and so forth. The Magna Carta was one of the key factors that led to the development of colonial foundations. In the document,
John Locke believed that the governments existence was to protect the person and property of those involved in its rule. "We have reason to conclude that all peaceful beginnings of government have been laid in the consent of the people..." (John Locke - Two Treatises of Government 1690) validates that the beginning or foundation of a successful government according to Locke is when there is consent of the governed, and when there is liberty from any superior powers. In the history of the British colonies, they were under the monarchial rule of England, in which was their motherland for majority of the colonists. After the French and Indian War, the relationship between the colonies in the Americas with the British began to sour, which caused them to seek independence and fight for the right of being able to have their own government. This was a component that led to the progress on self governance, since the colonies were outraged about the number of unfair acts the British implemented on them after the French and Indian War because of a war debt, in which included the Tea, Stamp, Sugar Act and more. Which soon led the American Revolution for Independence. To have their own government, meeting spaces also played a gigantic role in the colonies. "The discussion turned to taxation policies of the British Empire....Boston reports were carried throughout the colonies and led them together towards united and independence..." topics such as taxation and others discussed in the Faneuil Hall, which was used as a meeting space for the town government, was known for becoming the focus of revolutionary activity in Boston. (National Park Services) The people who were involved in the town government would often meet and have discussions which would most importantly, expand the thoughts about the government they were under and the unfair