American Revaluation

By Shilin
  • 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 , Governments duty to protect the peoples natural rights .
    People have the right " alter or abolish unjust governments .
    Popular sovereignty , which states that all government power comes from the people .
  • The Battle of Saratoga

    The Battle of Saratoga

  • Surrender at Yorktown

    Surrender at Yorktown

  • 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