American Revolution

By Millai.Madison
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

  • The battle of Lexington and Concord

    The battle of Lexington and Concord

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration reflects several ideas of John Locke: Government's duty to protect the people's natural rights. People have the right "to alter or abolish" unjust governments. Popular sovereignty, which states that all government power comes from people.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

  • Surrender of Yorktown

    Surrender of Yorktown

  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

  • Constitution Was Ratified

    Constitution Was Ratified

    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.