Birth of the American Republic

  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act

    The parliament passed the Sugar Act to tax coffee and sugar.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    The parliament passed The Stamp Act taxed any paper products: newspapers, playing cards, etc.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    British soldiers opened fire on a crowd that was pelting them with snowballs (rocks) which also killed people
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    They hurled a cargo of British tea into the harbor.
  • The Battle of Lexington & Concord

    The Battle of Lexington & Concord

    This war became known as the American Revolution naming George Washington as commander.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The second continental agreement to give independence to the thirteen colonies from Great Britain.
    1.Equality-"All men are created equal"
    2.protecting natural rights (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)
    3.rise up against tyranny/breaking bonds with England
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

    This battle marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War.American troops defeated the British .
  • British surrender at Virginia, Yorktown

    British surrender at Virginia, Yorktown

    There the British general Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to General George Washington.
  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

    An order to discuss possible improvements to the Articles of Confederation. It had, by that time, become clear that the Articles of Confederation were not a good enough constitution for the new nation.
  • Ratification of the US Constitution

    Ratification of the US Constitution

    This convention consisted of the finalization of the drafting process of the Constitution of the United States.
    1.John Locke ideas helped influence ideas of the people getting to choose their leaders or the power lies with the people is ever present in the US.
    2.Rosseau's ideas are present in the constitution by the concept of direct democracy. The people vote on their congressmen and president.