American Revolution

Sugar Act

Jan 25, 1764

Stamp Act

Jan 25, 1765

Boston Massacre

Jan 25, 1770

Boston Tea Party

Jan 25, 1773

The Battle of Lexington and Concord

Jan 25, 1775

The Declaration of Independence

Jan 25, 1776

The Declaration of Independence reflects several ideas of John Locke .
Government duty to protect the peoples natural right
People have the right to after or abolish unjust governments
popular sovereignty , which states that all government power comes from the people .

Battle of Saratoga

Jan 25, 1777

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 a social contract which " we the people of the unite states entered .executive There was also a separation of power among the judicial , legislative and executive branches a concept borrowed from Montesquieu