The American Revolution

By Jose Rosario
The British & their colonists waged a war against French & their Native American allies.
A. The British Population in North
America grew in population and
wealth during the 1700s. Their
prosperity led to look at
themselves as less British.
B. The High cost of the French and Indian War pushed
Parliament to pass taxes over the colonies.

1. Because the colonists never before paid taxes

directly to the British government, they reacted
angrily.
a. The taxes violated their rights since Parliament did not
have colonial representation.
b. They boycotted & refused the buy British goods until the
taxes were repealed
2. Over the next decade the colonies grew apart from
the Mother Country, eventually the conflict led to
war.
C. In July 1776, in the 2nd Continental Congress the colonies
announced that they were Independent from Great Britain.

1. Congress issued the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas

Jefferson, who based on the ideas of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire .
2. Form 1775 to 1781 the British and the American States fought a war in
North America.
a. Colonists , who were poorly equipped, face the mightiest country on the face of the
world at the time.
3. However the war took a long time and the British people grew tired of
the conflict , so they push Parliament to end the conflict.
4. The peace treaty was signed in 1783, America got their independence.
5. The 13 States formed a new government, under the Articles of
Confederations, which were to weak too keep the nation together.
6. In July 1787 the 13 States met in Philadelphia to write a new constitution,
which was written by James Madison with many Enlightenment Ideas.
John Locke, was an François-Marie Jean-Jacques
English philosopher. Arouet), better known Rousseau, (a
Locke is considered by the pen name philosopher of the
Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment
the first of the Enlightenment writer,
British Empiricists, whose political ideas
essayist and influenced the
but is equally philosopher, sported
important to social French Revolution,
the defense of civil
the development of
contract theory. liberties, including
freedom of religion socialist theory, and
and the right to a fair the growth of
trial. nationalism.
The Thinkers of the Revolution
Thomas Paine Thomas Jefferson
The Constitution was approved in
September 17, 1787.
 The Three Branches
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 The Three Branches of Government

The White House The Supreme Court The Congress

The President of 9 Supreme Court

100 Senators &
the United States Judges
435 Congressmen