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Magna Carta
A document that ensured everyone, including the King was subject to the law.
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Jamestown Colony
This was the first colong in the New World. It was established by the Virginia Company of London.
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Virginia House of Burgesses
The VA House of Burgesses was the first legislative body of elected representatives in North America.
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Mayflower Compact
This document was signed by Englsih colonists aboard the Mayflower. The compact was drafted to prevent differences of opinion amongst Puritans and non-separatist Pilgrims who had landed at Plymouth a few days earlier.
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Bacon's Rebellion
This was a rebellion of freed white slaves led by Nathaneil Bacon.
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Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution was the overthrow of King James II of England.
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Stamp Act
All newspapers, pamphlets, and other public and legal documents had to have a stamp on it. The taxes collected from the stamps went towards paying for the British soldiers.
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Quartering Act
This was an act passed that allowed British soldiers to just come in the the colonists' houses and they'd have to get fed and housed.
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Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was a document that repealed the Stamp Act.
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Townshend Act
The Townshend Act added tax to glass, paper, paint, and tea.
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Boston Massacre
Patriots were throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks and British soldiers. The British killed 5 people and injured 6 others.
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Boston Tea Party
A group of patriots called the Sons of Liberty sneak on to British Ships dressed as Native Americans and dump tea into the Boston Harbor.
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Intolerable Acts
The set of British laws in response to the Boston Tea Party.
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First Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies in response to the Intolerable Acts.
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"Shots heard around the world"
The first shots fired at Lexington and Concord.
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the Revolutionary Wat.
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Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was organized to discuss the hostile acts by the British Parliament.
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Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
This pamphlet challenged the authority of the British and inspired the colonists to fight for independence.
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Declaration of Independence
The American colonists declared independence from Britain and this document explained why.
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First Governor of NC
On this day Richard Caswell was elected as the first governor of North Carolina.
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Articles of Confederation
The first attempt at the U.S. Constitution, but was replaced because of its many weaknesses.
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Treaty of Paris
A treaty that ended the American Revolution and recognized American Independence.
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Shays' Rebellion
The series of protests led by farmersagainst against Massachusetts state government led by Daniel Shays.
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U.S. Constitution
The Constitution is the supreme law of the United States. This document contains the Bill of Rights.
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