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Sep 18, 1215
Magna Carta
Magna Carta King John signed it in the UK. Proved to be the foundation of human rights -
Mayflower Compact
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English Bill of Rights
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Petition of Rights
petition of rights restrictions on non-Parliamentary taxation, forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without cause, and restricts the use of martial law. -
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation John Hanson would be the first president under the articles -
Albany Plan of Union
Albany Plan of UnionBritish North Americans planned it. Cut up snake. -
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Boston Massacre
Five colonists were killed. Acts being inforced: Townshend Act, Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party -
Boston Tea Party
Massachusetts patriots. They passed the intolerable acts the acts closed the Boston Harbor and said that the city had to pay for the tea that had been dumped. -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable acts The British passed them because the colonists rejected and forced Britain to repeal the Stamp and Tea Acts. -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and ConcordLexington and Concord started the shooting war between the British and the American Patriots no one knows who started the shootings. Paul Revere and Colonel Smith were the generals. Paul Revere warned that the Britsh were coming -
Second Continental Congress
Second Continental CongressSecond Continental Congress took place in Philadelphia.It declared Americans independence from Britain. John Adams was involved -
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence Written on paper that America is not ruled by Britain. -
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King George III takes power
