American Revolution

By keeli.rhea
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

  • Battle of Lexington & Concord,

    Battle of Lexington & Concord,

  • Declaration Of indepence

    Declaration Of indepence

    -The Declaration reflects the ideas of John Locke; government's duty to protect the people's natural rights.
    -People have the right "to alter or abolish" unjust governments.
    -The popular of Sovereignty, all government power comes from the people.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

  • British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia

    British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia

  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

  • Ratification of U.S. Constitution

    Ratification of U.S. Constitution

    -They saw the government in terms of a social contract in which "We the people of the United States" entered.
    -Separation of powers, Judicial, legislative, & executive branches; a concept borrowed from Montesquieu.