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American Revolution

da mihi facta, dabo tibi ius

"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter"

George Washington

Mario Eduardo Bernal Vázquez

C.P. 10768919

Geography

Name

Confederation of States of the America continent

Name

History

Colonial revolt between 1765 and 1783 against Great Britain

History

"No taxation without representation"

They rejected the authority of the British Parliament to tax them because they lacked representation in Parliament

  • The Gaspee Affair in 1772
  • Boston Tea Party in 1773

American Revolution War

Global war - French, Spanish, and Dutch allies

George III

Treaty of Paris 1783

Founding Fathers

Founding Fathers

John Adams

George Washington

Benjamin Franklin

2nd President of the United States

  • Massachusetts

6th President of the United States

Polimath

  • Philadelphia

1st President of the United States

Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army

  • Virginia

John Jay

Alexander Hamilton

Thomas Jefferson

1st Chief Justice

  • New York

1st Secretary of the Treasury

Federalist Party

  • New York

3rd President of the United States

Principal author of the Declaration of Independence

  • Virginia

Founding Fathers

James Madison

Samuel Adams

John Hancock

American republicanism

4th President of the United States

Democratic-Republican Party

  • Virginia

President of the Second Continental Congress

Democratic-Republican Party

Congresses

First Continental Congress 1774 - petition to King George III for redress of the grievances

Second Continental Congress 1775 - United States Declaration of Independence (4th July), Articles of Confederation / Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union

Congress of the Confederation / Confederation Congress / United States in Congress Assembled 1781

Constitutional Convention / Philadelphia Convention / Federal Convention / Grand Convention at Philadelphia 1787 - United States Constitution

Documents

Documents

Declaration of Independence 1776

Declaration of Independence 1776

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness

We, declare, that these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown.

Articles of Confederation 1777

Articles of Confederation 1777

The Stile of this Confederacy shall be "The United States of America"

Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled

The said States hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever.

US Constitution

US Constitution

7 Articles and 27 Amendments

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

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