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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The purpose of this is the peace treaty . To make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel Barons. -
Petition of Right
Is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing. -
English Bill Rights
English Bill of Rights was a British Law, passed by the Parliament of Great Britain that declared the rights and
liberties of the people. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act, also known as the American Revenue Act, Act that put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine. -
The Stamp Act
This was the new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a "patriot" mob and British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry. -
The Boston Tea Party
An incident which American colonists raided three ships in Boston harbor, destroying their cargo of tea to protest a tax on tea imposed unilaterally on the American colonies by the British Parliament. -
The Intolerable Act
Series of laws sponsored by British Prime Minister Lord North. That's was in response to the Boston Tea Party. -
Declaration of Independence
To announce and explain the separation from Great Britain.
