English CP 11 Rationalists- Guided Notes The Age of Reason/ Rationalism (1765- 1790) What was going on in history? Revolting was beginning due to _________ and poor treatment from British government 1773- England needed money so they were forcing colonists to either 1) buy tea from China that was untaxed (Boston Tea Party) OR 2) they could grow their own, but anything the colonists grew was _______________ ____________, and the money went to England! 1775- Revolutionary War was starting with little fights between English soldiers and Puritan colonists ______________ ___________________- ?Give me liberty or give me death!? His speech is what ignited the Revolutionary War