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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
since 17th century
European emigrants
mainly from England
settled on the North American east cost
due to
political inestability
religious persecution
British monarchy
organised the colonists into 13 colonies
had to pay taxes to the British
in each colony a ruler in representation of the king
highest outhority
only military power
the colonies ruled themselves by
colonial assemblies
The thirteen colonies
The Pilgrim Fathers
a group of Puritan Protestants that emigrated
because of religious persecution
to the Bay of Massachusetts 1620
American War of independence
afther the Seven Years' War
Great Britain vs France
British settled a permanent army in America
for this people had to pay more taxes
American colonists rebelled
no representation in the parliamet in London
‘no taxation without representation’
revolotionary process
1776
delegates from the colonies met in Philadelphia
declared
indenpence from Great Britain
George III as ruler
colonies were now know as states
new counrty
United States of America
British opponed to the changes
War of independence began
who supported the colonies
France
Spain
United Provinces
afther the battles of
Saratoga
Yorktown
colonists won
led by George Washington
Peace of Paris 1783
Great Britain recognizes the independence of America
The political regime of the United States
The constitution of the united states of america
Popular sovereignty
the citizen hold the power
USA is a federal republic
government function are divided
Capital (Washington DC)
different federal states
Separation of powers
President-----executive
Congress and Senate----- legislative
Supreme Court------judicial
President head of state
chosen by House of Representatives
elected every four years
Suffrage to elect members of the House of Representatives
recognition of basic rights +freedomes
liberty
property
life
religious freedome
printing freedome
How was the constitution created
the delegates met again in Philadelphia
drafted a Constitution
approved in 1787
the country's fundamental laws had
political liberal principles
ideas from thinkers
Locke
Rousseau
Montesquieu
the key pints of that Constitution are still in force
Suffrage
Members of the House of Representatives
elected by censitary suffrage
who could vote
white adult men
certain number of wealth
6% of the total population
Members of the Senate
two for each federal state
elected by state parliaments
Vermont, Pennsylvania and Kentucky states
approved universal manhood suffrage
before 1800
similar advances in 19th century
in 20th century it was introduced
Southern states mantained slavery
Expansion
colonised territories had an amount of inhabitants
were proposed to be a state
the became part of the Union with the same laws
