American Revolution

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  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

  • Stamp Act

    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
    Written by Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration reflects ideas of John Locke:Government's duty to protect the people's natural rights to "life,liberty, and property(pursuit of happiness)". People have the right "to alter or abolish"unjust governments(over throw). Popular sovereignty, which states that all government comes from the people.

  • The Battle of Saratoga.

    The Battle of Saratoga.
    This victory caused French and soon the Netherlands and Spain support the American side.

  • British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia.

    British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia.

  • Constitutional Convention.

    Constitutional Convention.
    Secret meeting to "redraft" the articles.

  • 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.