American Revolution

By Jaylen.Williams1005
  • 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 the people's natural rights People have the right " to alter or abolish" unjust governments. Popular sovereignty which states that all government power comes from the people.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

  • British surrender at Yorktown

    British surrender at Yorktown

  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

  • Ratification of the US Constitution

    Ratification of the US Constitution

    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