1. Changes in Parliament

2. Monarchs & Parliament Henry VIII & Elizabeth I English Civil War
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
Puritans!

3. The Glorious Revolution
Charles II, then James II
English Bill of Rights
Limited Monarchy
Rule by an Oligarchy

4. American Revolution

5. Britain & Its American Colonies
King George III
Colonists were growing a sense of identity of their own
1765 – Stamp Act
Repealed in 1766
First & Second Continental Congress

6. Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Independence in 1776
Based on the ideas of the Enlightenment & John Locke

7. United States of America
American Revolution ( )
Americans create a Republic
Government in which citizens rule through elected representation

9. Constitution September 17, 1787 Set up checks and balances
Each branch (executive, legislative, & judicial) checks the actions of the other two
Federal system
Power divided between national & state governments