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Jun 12, 1215
Magna Carta
Barons force King John to sign the Magna Carta Limited government -
Mayflower Compact
It was written by Pilgrims and was a contract in which the settlers agreed to abide by its rules and regulations Road to revolution -
Petition of Right
Set out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing Both limited government and was a road to revolution -
English Bill of Rights
It sets limits on the powers of soverign and lays out the rights of Parliments and rules for freedom of speech Limits government -
Albany Plan of Union
It attempted to form a union among the colonies during the French and Indian War Road to revolution -
Stamp Act
Direct tax imposed by the British; it required that printed materials in the colonies be printed on newspapers and other approved types of paper limited government and road to revolution -
Stamp Act Congress
Discussed and acted upon the Stamp Act recently passed limited government -
Boston Tea Party
Group of colonists destroyed shiploads of tea from Britain by throwing it in the Boston Harbor road to revolution -
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
A declaration to the King and Parliment, outlining the position of the Congress limited government -
First Continental Congress
Convention of delegates from 12 of the 13 North American colonies early in the American Revolution road to revolution -
Intolerable Acts
Series of law passed by British Parliment relating to Britain's colonies in North America road to revolution -
Second Continental Congress
It managed the colonial war effort, moved towards independence, and adopted the Declaration of Independence limited government -
Declaration of Independence
The 13 American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states road to revolution
