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American Institutions - Coggle Diagram
American Institutions
The Road to Independence
British Control & Colonial Resistance
Taxes and trade restrictions imposed
"No taxation without representation"
Key Acts
Sugar Act (1764)
Stamp Act (1765)
Townshend Acts (1767)
Boston Tea Party (1773) & Growing Tensions
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor
British Retaliation led to war
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Continental Army led by George Washington
Inspired by John Locke & Common Sense (Thomas Paine)
The Declaration of Independence (1776)
Written by Thomas Jefferson
Key Ideas
"All men are created equal"
Rights: Life, Libert, Pursuit of Happiness
Treaty of Paris (1783) = Officially recognized independence
The U.S. Constitution and Its Amendments
The Creation of Government (1787)
Three branches of power
Executive: President
Legislative: Congress
Judicial: Supreme Court
Bill of Rights (1791) (First 10 Amendments)
1st Amendment: Freedom of speech, religion, and press
2nd Amendment: Right to bear arms
4th Amendment: Protection against unreasonable searches
Total Amendments: 27
The First Colonies
Jamestown (1607)
First permanent English colony
Founded by Virginia Company
Struggled with Starvation
Tobacco Farming saved the colony
First African slaves arrived in 1619
Plymouth Colony (1620)
Founded by pilgrims for religious freedom
Signed Mayflower Compact (first self-governance document)
Strict Puritan belief led to new colonies