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INDEPENDENCE OF THE US - Coggle Diagram
INDEPENDENCE OF THE US
the thirtheen colonies
first English people arrived to the North of America -
1607
middle of the 18th century -
already created the 13 colonies
New England
inhabitants of North America
1300000 white people with
European origin
350000 black people, mainly slaves,
Agriculture -
main economic activity
New England - fctories and trade developed
American Revolution
- conflict between the colonists of New
England and Great Britain
that ended with the independence of the first ones
causes
ideological
ideas of the Enlightenment -
basis
of the independence (separation of powers or popular sovereignty)
they started creating some national societies like the Sons of Liberty.
political
main cause of the independence -
representation
of the colonies in the
British parliament
, which British people refused
as a way of protest - slogan
"no taxation without representation"
economic
new england - own economic system
great britain - refused to develope industries there
control over some products of new england
king george III
established laws >>> 1764 - 1766
regulate the taxes
stamp act
pay for stamped paper (mandatory use)
tea act (1773)
control the tea trade
product bought only to a british company
Boston Tea Party
colonists met in Boston, went up to three ships full of tea and threw all of it to the sea
first protest against taxes
American War of Independence
conflict between New England and British cronw >>> 1775 - 1783
started Battle of Lexington and Concord
became a civil war
loyalists
defended British crown
supported by the British army
patriots
led by
George Washington
had no money
the french - Marquis La Fayette
the spanish
Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia
Declaration of Independence >>> 4th July 1776
(Thomas Jefferson)
Battle of Saratoga
>>> 1777
turning point in the war
british army defeated by the patriots
Battle of Yorktown
>>> 1781
surrender of the British army
1783 >>>
Treaty of Paris and independence of the us
Constitution us >>> 1787
first one in history
current one
Political
federal republic
George Washington first president of the us >>> 1789
separation of powers
executive power
judicial power
legislative power
senate
house of representatives
consequences of the independence
before: us seen as perfection
after: proof these democratic ideas could be applied