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3.The American Revolution: The Founding of The United States of America,…
3.The American Revolution: The Founding of The United States of America
The Thirteen Colonies: War and Independace
The British monarchy organised the colonists into 13 colonies
They had to pay taxes to the British Crown
A governor held the highest authority in each colony, but his power was almost exclusively military
The colonists ruled themselves through the colonial assemblies
After the Seven Years’ War, the British created a large permanent army in America
They forced the colonists to fund it through new taxes, but the colonists rebelled
In 1776, delegates from the Thirteen Colonies met in Philadelphia and declared independence
The British were opposed to these changes, and the American War of Independance
After the battles of Saratoga and Yorktown...
the Peace of Paris was signed (1783)
Great Britain formally recognised the new country’s independence
The Political Regime of the United States
The delegates from the new states met again in Philadelphia and drafted a Constitution
Political liberal principles as well as ideas of thinkers were incorporated into a country’s fundamental law
The Constitution of The United States of America
Popular Sovereignity
Functions are divided between the capital and the different federated states
Separation of powers
The head of state is the president who is chosen by vote
Suffrage
The recognition of basic rights to life
Members of the House of Representatives were elected by censitary suffrage
