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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
-Signed by King John I in Runnymede in Egham Surrey, South England. -It proctected the rights and property of citizens in England -
The Mayflower Compact
- It was a self-governing act to associate agreements and to combine together as a body.
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Petition of Rights
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Bill of Rights
- William and Mary signed the treaty, therefore ending the Glorious Revolution
- It asserted that all Englismen had certain inalienable rcivil and political rights.
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Albany Plan of Union
- Benjamin Franklin suggested this plan, the Colonies rejected this plan.
- "Join or Die" was a poloticial cartoon associated w/ the Albany Plan of Union
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French and Indian War
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King George III takes power
- As a result of the French and Indian War, They gained control of the eastern third of the continent and the Colonies no longer need to be protected by the British
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Boston Tea Party
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Stamp Act
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Intolerable Acts
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Boston Massacre
- Five colonists were shot and killed.
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First Continental Congress
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Lexington and Concord
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Second Continental Congress
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Declaration of Independence
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Start of Constitutional Convention
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Articles of Confederation