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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: THE FOUNDING OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Thirteen colonies: war and independence
Groups of European emigrants had settled on the east coast of North America
British monarchy organised the colonists into 13 colonies
Had to pay taxes to the British Crown
A gorvernor held the highest authority in each colony
The colonists ruled themselves through the colonial assemblies
THIRTEEN COLONIES
After the Seven Years War between Great Britain and France, the British created a large permanent army in America
They had no representatives in the parliament in London
A revolutionary process began
delegates from the Thirteen Colonies met in Philadelphia and declared independence from Great Britain and George III rule
The country was called United States of America
American War of Independence began
France, Spain and United Provinces supported the colonists to weaken Great Britain
After the battles of Saratoga and Yorktown, the Peace of Paris was signed in 1783
Great Britain formally recognise the new country's independence
The political regime of the United States
The delegates from the new states drafted a Constitution, was approved in 1787
Political liberal principles as well as ideas of thinkers were incorporated into a country's fundamental law
CONSTITUTION OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Popular sovereignty, United States citizens hold the power
United States is a federal republic, government functions are divided between the capital and different federated states
Separation of powers, executive consists of president, legislative consists of Congress and Senate and judicial consists of Supreme Court
Head of state is the president
Suffrage is in place to elect members of House of Representatives
Recognition of basic rigths to life, liberty and property and freedoms including religious, printing, assembly..
Members of House of Representatives were elected by censitary suffrage
States of Vermont, Pennsylvania and Kentucky approved universal manhood suffrage for white men
