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Magna Carta

Jun 15, 1215

Protection against the arbitary taking life, liberty, or property.

Mayflower Compact

Nov 11, 1620

Singed by 4 passengers on the boat. concerned that some members might leave to form their own colonies.

Petition of Rights

May 1, 1628

Compelled to make or yield any gift, loan , benevolence, tak or such like charge.

Navigation Act

Oct 9, 1651

A series of laws restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England & its colonies.

English Bill of Rights

Dec 16, 1689

Prohibited a standing army in peacetime, execp with the concent of Parliament.

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

Attemp to prevent colonial tentions with native americans by establishing the western boundries of the 13 colonies.

Sugar Act

Apr 5, 1764

Passed by the British parliament in 1764. Placed a tax of 3 cents on sugar that was bought by the american colonists.

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

stamps on mail

Boston Tea Party

Nov 29, 1773

A group of men, disquised as native Americans boardered 3 tea ships in Boston harbor & dumped the cargo into the sea to protest British conrol of the tea trade.

Coercive Act

Mar 31, 1774

Closed the port of Boston until the citizen paid for the destroyed tea.

The 1st Continental Congress

Sep 5, 1774

Denounced in America as the Intolerable Acts, prompted widespread calls for a meeting of all of the colonies.

First shots fired at Lexington & Concord

Apr 19, 1775

shot heard around the world

The 2nd Continental Congress

May 10, 1775

The event started a battle weeks later after the congress discussion. "The shot hear 'round the world." had been fired.

Declaration of Independance

Jul 4, 1776

Independance of the United States of America.