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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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Battle of Lexington
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Declaration of Independence
The govenrment's duty to protect the people's natural rights.
People have the right to abolish the government if it doesn't protect them.
All government power comes from the people. -
Battle of Saratoga
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British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia
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Constitutional Convention
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Ratification of the US Constitution
The govenment in terms of a social contract in which "We the people of the United States" entered.
Separation of powers among the Judical, Legislative and executive branches.