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Magna Carta

Jan 1, 1215

This contained rights that are still present in ou government now like trial by jury, protection against the unjust taking of life, liberty or property.

Mayflower Compact

Nov 11, 1620

Written by the pilgrims, this stated that theey could practice christianity according to their own determination.

Petition of Rights

Jan 1, 1628

This channlenged the idea of divine rights of kings to do whateverthey pleased. It stated that even a monarch had to obey the law.

Navigation Act

Jan 1, 1651

This law was followed for the most part, but there were a few slip ups of smuggling that years later, helped to fire the American Revolution

English Bill of Rights

Dec 16, 1689

This inspired a very large part of our current Bill of Rights.

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

This actually proved helpful by regulation relations between the Natives and colonists, trade, settlement, and land purchase regulations. This is still used in Canada

Stamp Act

Jan 1, 1765

The staamp act started the resistance of british rule over the colonists. When it was introduced, it was opposed, the first of many opositiions that eventually lead to the American Revolution.

Boston Tea Party

May 10, 1773

This rebelion of tea throwing lad to revolutions around the world. This was the grounds for a ton of uprising everywhere, and eventually this led to the American Revolution. Also, the harbor tasted pretty delicious.

Coercive Act (Restraining Acts)

Jan 1, 1774

This was in response to the "intolerable acts". The government started a ton of repression shortly after this was put into action. The Coercive Act was just the begingin.

Sugar Act

Apr 5, 1774

This increased the colonists concerns about the intent of British Parliment and helped the growing movement of the American Revolution

First Continental Congress

Sep 5, 1774

When their plans fell through, this led to the Second Continental Congress to do things again. That led to the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independece.

First Shots Fired at Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

These shots were the beging of the fight for independence. This started everything, it started the war that the underdogs won and came out with their freedom.

Second Continental Congress

May 10, 1775

This was the begining of the Declaration of Independence, and also the fisrt official form of legit governmant of the USA

Declaration of Independince

Jul 4, 1776

This was basically the founding document of the USA, this shaped the values of our country for the past, present and future. We would be next to nowhere without it.