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The American Revolution
THE THIRTEEN COLONIES: WAR AND INDEPENDENCE
The British monarchy organised the colonists into 13 colonies.
They had to pay a series of taxes to British Crown.
They had a governor, as the king’s representative
highest authority in each colony
his power was almost exclusively military.
For all other matters
the colonists ruled themselves
through the colonial assemblies.
WAR AND INDEPENDENCE
After the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763)
Great Britain VS France
British created a large permanent army in America.
forced the colonists to pay new taxes
the colonists rebelled.
Their slogan was:
‘no taxation without representation’
they had no representatives in the parliament in London.
A revolutionary process began.
In 1776, delegates from the Thirteen Colonies met in Philadelphia
and declared independence from
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The colonies became known as states
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The British were opposed
the American War of Independence began.
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THE POLITICAL REGIME OF THE UNITED STATES
The delegates from the new states met again in Philadelphia
they drafted a Constitution
was approved in 1787
For the first time
political liberal principles as well as ideas of thinkers
such as Locke, Rousseau and Montesquieu
were incorporated into a country’s fundamental law.
key points of the Constitution still in force today.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Popular sovereignty.
The United States citizens hold the power.
The separation of powers
The executive consists of the president
The legislative consists of the Congress and Senate
The judicial consists of the Supreme Court.
The head of state is the president
chosen by the House of Representatives
every four years.
USA is a federal republic
government functions are divided
between the capital (Washington DC)
and the different federated states.
Suffrage
right to elect members of the House of Representatives.
The recognition of basic rights to life
liberty and property
and of freedoms, including
religious
printing
assembly, etc.
ELECTIONS AND THE RIGHT TO VOTE
Censitary suffrage
the form to elect the House of Representatives
allowed only white adult males
who owned a certain number of properties to participate in the elections.
This was about 6% of the total population.
members of the Senate, two for each federated state
were elected by the state parliaments.
The states of Vermont, Pennsylvania and Kentucky
approved universal manhood suffrage for white men before 1800
Similar advances took place throughout the 19th century
into the 20th century for universal suffrage was introduced