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Events Unscramble

  • Magna Carta
    Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    • Barons force King John to sign the Magna Carta. It included guarantees to protect them from arbitrary acts of the King, for example: Trial by jury due process of law(protection of life, liberty, and property. -Limited power of the Monarchy
  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact

    Signed by 41 English colonist on the Mayflower ship. It was the first written work of government in what is now the United States.
    -vowed to obey laws
  • Petition of rights

    Petition of rights

    challenged the divine right of the King, and said he has to follow the rules to.
    -said monarchs have to follow rules to
  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights

    Designed to prevent abose of power by english power
  • Albany Plan of Union

    Albany Plan of Union

    created delegates
    -to choose to fight in war
  • Stamp act

    Stamp act

    first serious attemp to governmental power over the colonies.
  • Stamp act Congress

    Stamp act Congress

    set of new laws
    -use of tax stamp on legal docs.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    No tax on Tea!
  • Intolerable Act

    Intolerable Act

    British lost huge sums of money on loots, spoiled and destroyed goods shipped to colonies
  • Second Contitntal Congress

    Second Contitntal Congress

    Battle of Lexington and Concord
  • first Continental Congress

    first Continental Congress

    punishment of Boston for troubles in coloney
  • Decleration of Rights and Grievances

    Decleration of Rights and Grievances

    Issued by Stamp act Congress in New York City.
    No taxatoin without representation
  • Decleration of Independence

    Decleration of Independence

    Independence of britain rule