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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 THIRTEEN COLONIES: WAR AND INDEPENDENCE
England, had settled on the east coast of North America
Some had fled political instability and religious persecution in their countries of origin
13 demarcations or colonies
had to pay a series of taxes to the British Crown
a governor(his power was almost exclusively military)
colonial assemblies
THE THIRTEEN COLONIES
Seven Years’ War
(1756–1763)
created a large permanent army in America
‘no taxation without representation
revolutionary process
1776
delegates from the Thirteen Colonies met in Philadelphia
declared independence from Great Britain
George III’s rule.
United States of America
American War of Independence
France, Spain and the United Provinces supported the colonists to weaken Great Britain
battles of Saratoga and Yorktown
Peace of Paris was signed in 1783
led by George Washington
THE POLITICAL REGIME OF THE UNITED STATES
Constitution
1787
The key points of the Constitution of the United States of America are still in force today
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
separation of powers
executive consists of the president
legislative consists of the Congress and Senate
judicial consists of the Supreme Court
head of state
chosen by the House of Representatives every four years
federal republic
capital (Washington DC)
Suffrage
Popular sovereignty
basic rights and freedom
life, liberty and property
religious, printing, assembly
censitary suffrage
Members of the House of Representatives were elected
members of the Senate, two for each federated state
universal manhood suffrage for white men
Vermont, Pennsylvania and Kentucky
slavery
states in the southern half of the country maintained
