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Sugar act
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Stamp Act
Taxed any paper product: newspaper, playing cards, etc. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a crowd that was throwing snow balls and rocks at them. During this event, 5 people died. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists hurled cargo's of British tea into the harbor to protest the tax on tea. -
The Battle of Lexington
Tension between thet colonist and British finally erupted into war. This war became known as the American Revolution. -
The Declaration of Independence
The second continental congress met and voted to declare
The declaration reflects several ideas of John Locke: Government's duty to protect the peoples natural rights. People have the right to alter or abolish unjust governments.
The idea of popular sovereignty, which states that all government power comes from the power of people. -
British Surrender at Yorktown VA
The treaty of paris ended the war with American Victory. -
COnstitutional COnvention
Document to make the articles of confederation stronger -
Constituion was Ratified
became supreme law of the land
they saw the government in terms of a social 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
