American Revolution

By B.Tashee
  • 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 Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

    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

    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 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