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THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE US
Thirteen colonies
1st colony: Virginia
Economic activities
Trade
Developed
Agriculture
Main economic activity
Also known as New England
American War of Independence
1775 - 1783
Patriots led by George Washington
And were supported by France and Spain
Between the Thirteen Colonies
and the British crown
Declaration of Independence
Wrote by the Congress the 4th of
July of 1776
In the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia
Preamble wrote by Thomas Jefferson
Principles of the Enlightenment
Equality
Liberty
Happiness
Popular sovereignty
Attacks
The power of Great Britain
Ancien Régime
Battle of Saratoga (1777)
Colonists defeated the British
Turning point of the war
Battle of Yorktown (1781)
Surrender of
the British army
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Presence of the French and the Spanish
Started with the Battle of
Lexington and Concord
Independence
Causes
Political
Republicanism was getting popular
Colonies wanted to be represented in the parliament
No taxation without representation
Economic
Taxation laws
Stamp Act
Colonists had to
pay for stamped paper
Tea act
Boston tea party
Some colonists dressed up as native Americans and went swimming to the ships. Once there, they captured the crew members and threw all the goods to the sea.
No industries in the colonies
Ideological
Ideas from the Enlightenment
Popular sovereignty
Separation of powers
Consequences
Provokes French revolution a few years later
Proofs that democratic ideas could be put into practice
Constitution of the US (1787)
Federal republic
Government
Foreign Policy
Internal Revenue
Constitution
Each state had autonomy
to rule themselves
Separation of powers
Executive power
President
Judicial power
Supreme Court
Legislative power
House of Representatives
Senate
:star: George Washington was elected the First president of the US in 1789 :star: