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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
•trial by jury
•process by law
•life,liberty,property -
Mayflower compact
Was a signed agreement to ensure peace between the two groups carried by the mayflower -
Petition of rights
Specific rules the king is prohibited from changing
•taxing without parliaments consent
•imprisoning citizens illegally
•maintaining military government in peacetime
•housing troops in citizens homes -
Navigation act
The act banned foreign ships from trading outside Europe to England and banned 3rd party country from trading goods from any country in Europe to England -
English bill of rights
Creates separation of powers/limits power of the King and queen, enhances the democratic election and bluster freedom of speech -
Proclamation of 1763
At the end of the French and Indian war Britain issued a proclamation so colonists wouldn't settle on Indian land -
Sugar act
Was a British law passed by Great Britain to raise revenue from the 13 colonies the act set tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies -
Stamp act
Was passed by the British and requird them to pay tax for every piece of printed paper they used -
Boston tea party
Protest against taxes -
Corcieve act
Included the port act that closed the Boston harbor until the tea that was dumped was payed for and the quartering act that housed troops in houses and in occupied buildings -
First continental congress
The American colonies unite to a common cause to succeed from Britain -
First shots fired at Lexington/concord
This battle kicked off the American Revolutionary War from 1775-1783 -
Deceleration of independence
Was when the 13 colonies declared independence from great britian -
Second continental congress
Was delegates from 13 colonies that started meeting after the revolutionary war started