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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
-Magna Carta also known The Great Charter.
-King John was forced to sign in 1215.
-It established that the monarchy's power was not absolute.
-it included gurantees of fundamental rights such as trial by jury and due process of law. -
The Petition of right
-Limited the kings power.
-It demanded the king no longer imprison or otherwise punish any person but by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land. -
The English Bill of rights
-In 1689 a list of provision that king william and mary had to agree by in order to get the crown.
-Prohibited a standing army in peacetime except with the consent of parliament.
-Right to afair trial. -
French And Indian War
-In 1754 the British and french forces battle for the control of the ohio river valley.the british wwin gain control over north america and tax the colonies to repay massive war debts. -
The Stamp Act
-Passed by the british parliament.
-Act requiers all goods to bear a stamp to show that the tax had been paid. -
Boston Masscre
-British soldiers surrounded by an unfriendly crowed of colonist and accidently open fire.
-Sticks, stones , rocks were thrown. -
Boston Tea Party
-Protest tords the owners of tea.
-Passed the township act of taxing tea, glass , lead , and paper. -
The Intolerable Act
-A responce to the Tea Party british pass a number of punitive measures.
-Boston Harbor closed. -
Declaration od independence
-Date of John Adams believed would be “the most memorable epocha in the history of America.
