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Jan 28, 1215
Magna Carta
the first document to limit the power of England's monarchs. -
Jamestown founded
The first colony Virginia was founded with the first permanent English settlement -
French and Indian War
The colonist considered themselves British subjects loyal to the crown -
King George III
Came to power. The king of Britian -
Stamp Act
Use of stamps on all legal documents on certain business aggrements and on newspaper. -
Boston Massacre
British troops in Boston fired on a jeering crowd killing five. -
Boston Tea Party
Boycott for tea and stuff. -
2nd Continental Congress
British government continued to reduse to compromise -
1st Continental Congress
Parliament passed yet another set of laws to punish the colonist -
Revolutionary War Begins
Battle of Lexington and concord began the war. -
Declaration of Independence
The cause of a new nation -
Articles of Confederation
A firm league of friendship among the states first constitution. -
Revolutionary War Ends
America's victory was confirmed by the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783 -
Shay's Rebellion
in western Massachusetts in a series of incidents -
Constitutional Convention
State leaders trying to build a new government -
Ratification of constitution
formal approval eleven states agreed to the document within a year