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American Revolution

By noah.williams

  • 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
    One enlightenment idea reflected by The Declaration of Independence is that all people are entitled to certain rights just because they're humans. Another idea is that the governments legitimacy comes from the governed. The third idea is that a governments purpose is to protect the governed.

  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

  • British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia

    British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia

  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

  • Ratification of the US Constitution

    Ratification of the US Constitution
    One way America used enlightenment ideas in the Ratification of the U.S. Constitution is that they separated the government into two parties. Another way is that people get to choose who they want to be in control.