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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
European emigrants
settled on the east coast of North America
political instability
religious persecution
The British monarchy organised the colonists into 13 demarcations or colonies
pay a series of taxes to the British Crown
colonists ruled themselves through the colonial assemblies
governor
highest authority in each colony
power was almost exclusively military
THE THIRTEEN COLONIES
After the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763)
British created a large permanent army in America
forced the colonists to fund it through new taxes
THE POLITICAL REGIME OF THE UNITED STATES
delegates met in Philadelphia to defeated constitution (1787)
political liberal principles were incorporated into law
key points of constitution of america still in force today
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Popular sovereignty
separation of powers
head of state is the president
chosen by the House of Representatives every four years.
House of Representatives elected by censitary suffage
number of properties
only 6% were allowed
white adult males
menbers of senate
elected by state parliaments
recognition of basic rights to life
Suffrage
place to elect members of the House of Representatives
United States is a federal republic
tates of Vermont, Pennsylvania and Kentucky approved universal manhood suffrage for white men before