American Revolution

By mikeal5
  • 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 duty to protect the peoples natural rights people have the right to alter or abolish unjust government popular sovereignty which states that all government power comes from the people.
  • the battle of saratoga

    the battle of saratoga

  • surrender at yorktown , virginia

    surrender at yorktown , virginia

  • constitutional convention

    constitutional convention

  • constitution was ratified

    constitution was ratified

    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