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Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was signed by King John, being one of the most important document in Medieval England. -
Mayflower Compact
The purpose of the Mayflower Compact was to ensure that the settlers who came off the Mayflower and landed at Plymouth Rock would establish a fair government ruled by majority. -
Petition of Rights
- Charles I signed the petition of rights.
- The petition demanded:
- that no freeman should be forced to pay any tax, loan, or benevolence, unless in accordance with an act of parliament;
- that no freeman should be imprisoned contrary to the laws of the land;
- that soldiers and sailors should not be billeted on private persons;
- commissions to punish soldiers and sailors by martial law should be abolished.
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King George III
The declaration of American independence on 4 July 1776, the end of the war with the surrender by British forces in 1782, and the defeat which the loss of the American colonies represented, could have threatened the Hanoverian throne. His political influence could be decisive -
French & Indian War.
Video- Three major groups fought over North America during the French and Indian War: Great Britain, France, and the American Indians.
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Albany Plan of Union
- English Officials
- Join or Die
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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed in 1765 and required people to pay taxes on all pieces of paper that were printed. Some of the items that were passed were licenses, legal documents, a ship's papers, and playing cards. Colonial leaders were particularly concerned as the stamp tax was the first internal tax to be levied on the colonies. Also, the act stated that admiralty courts would have jurisdiction over offenders. This was viewed as an attempt by Parliament to lessen the power of the colonial court -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre- 5 civilians died as a result of the incident, 3 died on the scene and 2 died later.
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Boston Tea Party
*Son's of Liberty- British responded to the protest by making the Intolerable Acts of 1774 which closed the Boston Ports and destroyed the Massachusetts government, granting a monopoly on the sale of tea to the British East India Company.
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Intolerable Acts
Caused by the Boston Tea Party Closed Boston's port until reparation was made for the Boston Tea Party. It also restricted town meetings in the colony and took away several of Massachusetts' chartered rights. -
First Continental Congress
- Peyton Randolph, Charles Thomson, John Adams, Samuel Adams, George Washington, and Patrick Henry
- The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve colonies (Georgia was not present) that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution- A Plan of Union of Great Britain and the Colonies
- That they are entitled to life, liberty and property: And they have never ceded to any foreign power whatever, a right t
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Lexington and Concord
Started a shooting war between the British and the American Patriots British: Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith
Colonist: Captain John Parker & Colonel James Barrett "The British are coming!" called Paul Revere. He warmed everyone that the British were on their way for the fight. -
Second Continental Congress
The second Continental Congress met on May 10, 1775 at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia Pennsylvania The Second Continental Congress is organizing an army and planning on appointing George Washington as commander in chief.
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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in American history. The Declaration of Independence is an important part of American democracy because first it contains the ideals or goals of our nation. Second it contains the complaints of the colonists against the British king. Third, it contains the arguments the colonists used to explain why they wanted to be free of British rule. -
Articles of Confederation
The first president under this article was John Hanson. -
Start of Constitutional Convention
http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/lloyd/
* Delegates to the Constitutional Convention begin to assemble in Philadelphia to confront a daunting task: the peaceful overthrow of the new American government as defined by the Article of Confederation -
English Bill of Rights
- Involed with the Bill of Rights: Thrall, Anduin Wyrnn, Varian Wyrnn, Magni Bronzebeard, Muradian Bronzebeard, Brann Bronzebeard, Slyvannas Windrunner, Kael'thas Sunstrider, Nazgrel, and Antondias.
- Rights given to the people: Ten Amendments
