American Revolution

By Jasmyne Catlett
  • 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.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

  • British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia.

    British 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.