American Revolution

By Nina Snaden
  • Sugar Act 1764

    Sugar Act 1764

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

  • The Boston Massacre

    The 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 peoples natural rights, people have right " to alter or abolish " unjust governments.
  • The Battle of Saratoga

    The 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" entered. There was also a separation of powers among the judicial, legislative and executive branches; a concept borrowed from Montesquieu.