American Revolution

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  • 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

    Everyone has natural rights.
    Right to over throw the government.
    Popular sovereignty, the power of the government belongs to the people
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

  • Surrender at Yorktown

    Surrender at Yorktown

  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

  • Ratification

    Ratification

    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