founding of the united states of america
thirtheen colonies:war and independences
british monarchy organised colonist
into 13 colonies
had to pay a series of taxes
to the British Crown
king’s representative
power was almost exclusively military
colonists ruled themselves through
the colonial assemblies
thirteen colonies
After the Seven Years’ War
Great Britain and France
colonists rebelled
because they had no representatives
the parliament in London.
forced
fund it through new taxes
revolutionary process began
delegates from the Thirteen Colonies met
declared independence from Great Britain
The colonies became known as states
United States of America.
British were opposed
American War of Independence began
France and, Spain and the United Provinces
supported the colonists
After the battles of Saratoga and Yorktown
won by the colonists
led by George Washington
Peace of Paris was signed
Great Britain formally recognised
new country’s independence.
political regime of united states
delegates from the new states met
drafted a Constitution
political liberal principles as well
as ideas of thinkers such as
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Locke,
incorporated into a country’s fundamental law
key points of the Constitution
are still in force today.
some of this
united states is federal republic
Popular sovereignty
separation of powers
head of state is the president
Suffrage is in a selected place
basic rights
suffrage
Members of the House of Representatives
only white adult males :
were elected by censitary suffrage
who owned a certain number of properties
can participate in elections
about 6% of the total population
, two for each federated state,
states of Vermont, Pennsylvania and Kentucky
approved universal manhood suffrage for white men
20th century
universal suffrage be introduced.
states in the southern half
of the country maintained slavery
