American Revolution

By kaiven
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

  • The Stamp Act

    The 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 prtect the people's natural rights
    People have the right to alter or abolish unjust governments
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

  • British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia

    British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia

  • 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 enterd
    There was also a separation of powers among the judicial legislative and executive branches a concept borrowed from Montesquieu