The British Empire and the American revolution

1. Constitutional monarchy

2. Arrival of immigrants in America, which causes diversity and democracy due to the lack of aristocrats

3. American revolution due to taxes from Britain: "No taxation without representation"

4. War of Independence 1775 first clash, 4 July 1776 declaration of Independence 1781 american win in Yorktown, 1784 13 colonies become indipendant

5. Declaration of Independence based on human equality, happiness, freedom and life

6. Federal government, with a president elected every 4 years and a senate

7. Black people and women excluded from political life

8. Proposal to abolish slavery contrasted by the south

9. Power divided in two parts

10. Executive: monarch legislative:parliament

11. Oligarchy with rich electors, clientelism and corruption

12. Two political parties

13. Tories, lower taxes Whigs, dynamic noblemen and borgueis

14. Growing economy thanks to new inventions, triangular trade and colonial plantations

15. 7 years' war

16. Great Britain gains control over India North America and Canada, Prussia over Silesia

17. American population boom during 18th century