american revolution

sugar act

Jan 25, 1764

stamp act

Jan 25, 1765

boston massacre

Jan 25, 1770

boston tea party

Jan 25, 1773

battle of lexinton concord

Jan 25, 1775

decleration of independent

Jan 25, 1776

-the deceleration reflects several ideas of john locke government duty to protect the peoples natural rights people have the right to alter or abolish unjust government. popular sovereignty which states all government comes form people.

the battle of saratoga

Jan 25, 1777

British surrender at Yorktown Virginia

Jan 25, 1781

constitutional convention

Jan 25, 1787

constitution was ratified

Jan 25, 1789

they saw the government in terms of 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 the Montesquieu.