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petition of rights
the petition of rights put restrictions on alot . king charles forced loans without parliamentary approvaland arbitrarily imprisoning those who refused to pay. -
english bill of rights
freedom of speech was one of the things wrote on the english bill of rights -
stamp act
the new tax was imposed on all american colonists and required them to pay tax on every piece of printed paper they used.10,000 troops were to be stationed on the american frontier for this purpose. -
boston massacre
the boston massacre took place on king street.british soldiers killed five male civilians and injured six others. they were found guilty of manslatter. -
boston tea party
they boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea into boston harbor,ruinging the tea. -
first continental congress
the first continental congress was made of 12 colonies. it was at carpenters hall in pholadelphia pennsylvania.it was called in response to the passage of the coercive acts. -
battle of lexington
they were fought on apri 19, 1775 in middlesex country. -
second continental congress
the second continental congress was convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775. -
declaration of independence
John adams was a leader in pushing for independence ,which was unanimously approved on july 2.
