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The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina
this form of government was framed by John Locke author of the Essay on the Human Understanding and amended by the Earl of Shaftesbury previously known as Anthony Ashley Cooper. -
The Stamp Act
The law required the use of tax stamps on all legal documents, on certain business agreements, and on newpapers. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars. It was the culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts. -
Tea Act
The British helped the East India Company. They made it possoble for them to export merchandise without having to pay any of the regular taxes that was imposed on the colonial merchants. -
Boston Tea Party
a group of men, disguised as Native Americans, boarded three tea ships dumping it in the Boston Harbor. -
The intolerable act
British merchants had lost huge sums of money on looted, spoiled, and destroyed goods shipped to the colonies. -
Quartering Act
in case barracks have been provided sufficient for the quartering of all the officers and soldiers within any town, township, city, district, or place within His Majesty's dominions in North America. -
The Decloration Of Independence
The second constitutional congress served as the first government of the U.S. for five fateful years. -
The 10 Amendments
The first 10 amendments "bill of rights" was published to the public.
