American Revolution

By Gracemina Alee
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

  • The Battle of Lexingtion

    The Battle of Lexingtion

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Government's job is to protect our natural right.
    People have the right to abolish the government if it doesn't protect
    them.
    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

  • Constitution was ratification

    Constitution was ratification

    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.