The Independence of US
The thirteen colonies
English people arrived to north America
New England
Causes of the Independence
conflict between the colonists and Great Britain
ideological
ideas of the Enlightenment
basis of independence
separation of powers
popular sovereignty
national societies
Sons of Liberty
Political
representation in the breatish parliament
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republicanism was becoming popular
didn’t like Gorge III
No taxation without representation
rising the taxes
Economic
their own economic system
metropoli
natural resources
monopoly of some products
regulate the taxes
Stamp Act
pay for stamped paper
Tea Act
control the tea trade
British East India Company
Boston Tea Party (1773)
first protest against the new taxes
The American War of Independence
conflict between the Thirteen Colonies and the British crown
1775 and 1783
loyalists
patriots
favour of independence
supporting the British king
led by George Washington
Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia
4th of July 1776
Declaration of Independence
written by Thomas Jefferson
principles of the Enlightenment
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
The Constitution of the US (1787)
federal republic
Separation of Powers
Executive power
Judicial power
Legislative power
House of Representatives
Senate
George Washington
First president of the US
Consequences of the Independence
ymbol of political and social perfectio
democratic ideas
society based on equality