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Aug 31, 1215
Magna Carta
The people of great britan almost made their king sighn the magna carta. this document says that when a crime is cometed, there must be a trial by jury. It also says that the king cant take your life, liberty, or property. -
Period: Aug 31, 1215 to
the american dream timeline
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mayflower compact
The mayflower compact was the first govorning document of the new world. they were trying to prevent diffrentces that they could have in the future by writing this document. -
petition of right
The petition of rights was a number of document stating that the use of marshall law must take place, imprisonment without cause is illegal, and non parliamentry tax is illegal. -
navigation act
the navigation acts were laws made trade beetween england and its colonies with foreighn ships illegal. -
english bill of rights
This law created seperation of power, limeted the power of the king and queen, enhanced a democratic election, and made freedom of speech legal -
proclamation of 1763
This ended the american indian war and caused a big celebration from everyone. -
sugar act
this act states that revinue had to be raised. -
stamp act
this act imposed a direct tax from britan to it colonies -
boston tea party
this was a protet by the sons of liberty by throwing tea into the the harbor to protest tax on tea. -
first continential congress
this was a meetinng of represenitives from the 12 of 13 colonies discusing the passage of the coercive acts -
coerive acts
The coerive acts are laws about britans thirteen colonies in north america. one is a direct law to restore masschusets after the boston tea party. -
the first shots sfired a lexington/concord
The first shots at lexington and concord wqas the start to a battle between britan and its thirteen colonies. it was fought between the british soldires and soldiers from an illegal congress in massachusets -
second conntenential congress
The second conntinential congress was a meetong of people from all thirteen colonies that started meeting soon after the revolutionary war started. -
the decleration of independents
the decleration of independents stated that the thirteen colonies that were at war with great britan were now thirteen states.