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Sugar act
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Stamp Act
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Boston Massacre
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Boston Tea Party
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The Battle of Lexington and concord
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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration reflects several ideas of john locke : Government's duty to Protect the people natural rights
people have the right '' to alter or abolish'' unjust Government
Popular Sovereignty which states that all Government power comes from the people -
Battle of Saratoga
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British Surrender at yorktown, Virgina
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Constitutional Convention
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Constitution Was Ratified
-They saw the government in terms of a social contract in which ''We The People of the United states''
-There was also a separation of powers among the judicial,legislative and executive branches; a concept borrowed from montesqieu
