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Magna Carta
This was a document signed by the current king of England, making sure that even he was subject to law. It also resurgent the right to a fair trial. -
Period: 1500 to
Mercantilism
Mercantilism was an idea practiced from the 1500's through the 1700's this was an economic idea involving the mother country and its colonies. The mother country would get certain good from their colonies, and ship over goods from the mother country, but the whole time charging money for the goods, so that they were constantly making money. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was a document signed by all the men aboard the mayflower agreeing to set up a fair and just democracy when they got to land. -
The English Bill Of Rights
The English Bill of Rights was a bill passed by Parliament taking power from the king and queen, adding more rights to the people including the freedom of speech, and also making the separation of powers greater. -
Period: to
Cato's Letters
These were article written by Cato Elder, and Cato Younger about ideas such as liberty -
Period: to
The French and Indian war/ 7 Years war
The French and Indian war was a war between the British and the French over territory in the Americas, it was heavily aided on both sides by native Americans. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act was an act created by the British government to put taxes on many goods such as stamps, legal documents, and newspapers. -
Declaratory Act
This act made it so that all taxes that Britain had the Colonies also had. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend acts were a series of acts made by Parliament to limit colonists power and strengthen theirs. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an event that took place in Boston, when there were colonists protesting Britain and throwing stones and such at British soldiers. The British soldiers opened fire and killed many of the protesters. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was an act putting taxes on tea, which sparked the Boston tea party. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists that were angry with Britain for imposing taxes so they dressed up as native Americans and tossed a bunch of newly shipped in tea into the Boston bay ruining the tea. -
Intolerable Acts
These were acts that were "Intolerable" thus the name, and included the a law in which colonists had to house soldiers, and these acts also helped spark the Boston Tea Party -
Continental Congress
This was a meeting in Philadelphia with delegate from each of the colonies discussing a revolution and creation of a new country. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord are considered the first battles of the Revolutionary war, the US militia attacked the British bases there sparking the Revolutionary war. -
Second Continental Congress
This was another meeting in Philadelphia by delegates from each of the colonies discussing the newly started Revolutionary War. -
Common Sense
Commons Sense was a book written by Thomas Paine about the how there should be a revolution, and it showed how Britain was oppressing the colonists in very plain terms that everyone could understand. -
The Decleration of Independence
The Deceleration of Independence was a document written by Thomas Jefferson declaring independence from England, and many people from each colony signed it approving the independence.
