American Revolution

By Cassidy.Houston

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    Taxing sugar and coffee

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle Lexington and Concord

    The Battle Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration reflect several ideas of john Locke governments duty to protect peoples natural rights People can throw government out if they do not protect the peoples rights. Popular sovereignty and that people are the ones with power.

  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

  • British Surrender at Yorktown,Virginia

    British Surrender at Yorktown,Virginia

  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

  • Ratification of the US Constitution

    Ratification of the US Constitution
    They saw the government in terms of a social contract in which "We the people of the United States" entered. There was also a separation of powers among the judicial,legislative and executive branches; a concept borrowed from Montesquieu. They saw the government in terms of a social contract in which " We the people of the United States" entered