American Revelution French and Indian War
Declaration of Independence
Stamp Act
taxation
British
Natural Rights
Thomas Jefferson
Atlantic
Taxation
Consent of the
Representation
The United States began as a
colony. The 13 original colonies were located along the
coast of North America. Following the
the British wanted to increase
to pay for the cost of maintaining
troops in the Americas. The
subsequent efforts to demonstrate British control over the colonies lead to a conflict over representation in gove
Patriots declared "No
without
*** and protested British policies. In 1776
was asked to write the
He explained the cause of the Americ
based his arguments on the ideals of John Locke's theory of
and the social contract the
derives its just powers from the
LAS Constitution