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The Sugar act
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The stamp act
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Boston Massacre
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Boston tea party
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american revolution
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declation of independence
duty to protect the natural laws, liberty and property. people have the right to after or abolish unjust goverments -
The 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 Constitution creates a represenative government that limits government powers, coming from Locke's belief that power comes from the consent (approval) of the people
-Constitution set up the federal system to divide power between the national and state government, as well as the system of checks and balances, including the three branches of government making sure nobody takes all the power
