American Revolution

By Tblackwell23
  • 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

    The Declaration reflects several ideas of John Locke: Government's duty to protect people's natural rights.
    People have the right " to alter or abolish" unjust governments.
    Popular sovereignty, states that all government power comes from the people.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

  • Surrender at Yorktown Virginia

    Surrender at Yorktown Virginia

  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

  • Ratification

    Ratification

    They saw the government in terms of social contract in which " we the people of the united states" entered.
    There was also a seperation of powers among the judicial, legislative and executive branches; a concept borrowed from Montesquieu