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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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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration reflects several ideas of john locke governments duty to protect the peoples natural rights People have the right to alter or abolish unjust governments -
Battle of Saratoga
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British surrender at Yorktown Virginia
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Constitutional Convention
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Constitution was ratified
They saw the government in terms of social contract in which We the people of the United States entered There also a separation of powers among the judicial , legislative and executive branches a concept borrowed from Montesquieu
