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Limited power of the monarch and made sure that no person was above the law. Written by parliament and was the first written gov in Great Britain.
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Agreement between colonists to create laws that serve the greater good.
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Expand the power of parliament, the people and limit the power of the king.
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Cato the elder wrote a collection of newspaper articles that argued against the kings rule.
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Colonies of British America against new France both side were supported by their parent countries and American Indian's.
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National economic policy that maximizes exports and minimizes imports. (Money focused)
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Document that imposed direct taxes on British colonies for paper and ink products.
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Stated that parliaments taxing authority was the same in great Britain as in America.
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Series of British acts parliament passed that imposed new laws and taxes on the American colonies.
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Confrontation where British soldiers were harassed by a mob and this resulted in them killing several people.
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Act to bail out the east India company which was a key role of British economy, the act gave them company full control of tea trade and importation in the colonies.
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The tea acts were met with resistance the tea party was a protest where protesters dressed like Indians dumped tea in the ocean.
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Took away self governance imposed stricter laws on the colonists. They also imposed very strict taxes which resulted in outrage from the colonists.
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Meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies when they decided to become the united states.
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First battles of the revolutionary war
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Governing body from '75-'81. Addressed issues the first one didn't
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Document written by Thomas Paine telling the people why they should declare independence from Great Britain in common language for all to understand.
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Very important document officially declaring independence from Britain signed by delegates from all 13 colonies.
