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Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
a document giving rights to people under the rule ok King John. Helped the englishmen cross over to the new colonies. -
the Boston Massacre
British soldiers lined up and shot anyone they saw. Paul Revere said it was a bloody massacre that happened on king street. -
Boston Tea Party
when the tea was thrown into the harbor the War for Independence was actually beginning. a few englishmen dressed up as native americans and went aboard british ships and dumped tea into the harbor in order to protest the tax of tea. -
Declaration of Independence
the document that set us free from the British. Signed in Philidelphea -
Articles of Confederation
Its the basic rights that every American citizen has. Agreed to by Congress November 15, 1777. -
shays rebellion
a war that lasted 1 year between New England farmers and merchants. Daniel Shay started the war and would not give up his land. -
Philidelphia Convention
For four months, 55 delegates from the several states met to frame a Constitution for a federal republic that would last into "remote futurity." signed the same place the decloration of independence was signe.
