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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,…
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
THE THIRDTEEN COLONIES: WAR AND INDEPENDENCE
coast of North America
people emigrated there
mainly from England
because
political instability
religious persecution
pilgrim fathers
puritan protestants
13 colonies
organised by the British monarchy
pay them taxes
governor
highest authority in the colony
almost only military power
colonies ruled themselves
thought colonial assemblies
Americans' independence
after the seven years' war
england
france
permanent army in north America
the colonists rebelled
they had no representatives in the parliament in London
with new taxes
beginning of the revolutionary process
1776
declare independence
in Philadelphia
delegates from all the colonies
United States of America
from colonies
to states
British opposed
American war of independence
supporters of the United States
France
Spain
United provinces
Battles led by George Washington
saratoga
Yorktown
peace of Paris
1783
Great Britain loosed
The United Staes became independent
THE POLITICAL REGIME OF THE UNITED STATES
CONSTITUTION
written by the delegates
in Philadelphia
1787
political liberal principles
country's fundamental law
key points
popular sovereignity
citizens hold the power
federal republic
government functions are divided
Washinton DC
capital
federated states
mainly independent
the separation of powers
executive
president
legislative
Congress and Senate
judicial
Supreme Court
a president
as head of the state
chosen
very four years
by the House of Representatives
House of representatives
members
elected by suffrage
recognition of the basic rights
life
property
liberty
freedoms
religious
printing
assembly
American expansion until 1810
began in the westward
expand very early
double the number
a new state
colonised territory
certain number of inhabitants
became part of the union
the same right as the rest
suffrage
censitary suffrage
white adult males
owners of certain number of properties
only the 6% could vote
for House of Representatives
universal manhood suffrage for white men
before1800
Vermont, Pennsylvania and Kentucky
universal suffrage
well into the 20th century
states in the south maintained slavery
members of the Senate
two per its state
elected by the state parliaments
