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AMERICAN REVOLUTION
CAUSES
Ideological factors
Enlightenment ideas
Equality and liberty
political factors
Disagreement with British parliament
economic and social factors
freedom to trade without British interference
Short term factors
1- After the seven years war's against France
2- They wasted a lot of money
3- King George increased taxes
This caused many protests
Boston Tea Party (1773)
More troops were sent to Boston
CONSEQUENCES
George Washington (1775)
Created an army
War's two stages
1st
Declaration of Independence (4th of July 1776)
Great Britain had military success
2nd
Spain and France supported colonists
Colonists had military victories
American independence was recognised
(1783 Treaty of Versailles)
United States Constitution (1787)
Principles
federal republic
popular sovereignty
Separation of powers
Rights
Federal republic (enlightenment ideas)
