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Jun 15, 1215
Magma Carta
The Magma Carta was the first document that was forced on the king that tried to limit his powers by law to protect the barons (the kings peers) privilages. It stated That the king didn't have all of the power and could only punish people through the law of the land not arbitrarily. -
Mayflower compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of plymouth colony. It established majority rule and allegiance to the king of england. It was written by the pilgrams and 41 of 102 people on the Mayflower signed this document. This importatly granted the freedom for the people to practice christianity away from the English Church. -
Petition of Rights
The petition of rights gave the people the right to live with freedom and not be placed in prison. Thus the citizens recived more rights and the kings powers were limited. The major provisions of the petition of rights included that only the Parliment could pass taxes, Martial law can't be imposed during peace time and prisoniers were given the right to challange their detentions. -
Navigation Acts
The navigation act was a series of laws that taxed the trade between England and its coloines. It also restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England and its coloines. -
English Bill of Rights
The bill of rights established basic rights for individuals and the right for them to vote a representive into a parliment.The parliment was given the power to create and govern laws.The bill also gave the people the right to petiton to king or queen. It was based on the ideas of John Locke. (Life, Liberity and property) -
sugar act
The sugar act was a revenue raising act passed by the parliment of England to raise money so that they could get out of their debt after the 7 year war. This act symbolized "Taxation without Representation" and this angered the colonists because it caused an ecomonic depression. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 inflamed the american citizens because King Gorge told them that they could not go live on the land that they had just fought for in the 7 year war. -
Stamp Act
A harsh tax that Britian used on the colonies. This was caused because the british had just fought the seven year war so they need money and taxed us and made us used the stamped paper printed in London. This was a Symbol of "Taxation Without Representation" -
Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was the direct act of throw tea into the boston harbor by the american colonists dressed as Native American. The colonists were angered by the british government for passing a tax on all tea comming into the colonies. The colonist believed this tax violated their right to be taxed by their own elected representatives. -
Coercive Act
The coercive act or known as the intolerable acts were four laws passed after the boston tea party to make an example of the colonists of Boston. Parliment hoped these acts would reverse the trend of colonial resistance. Instead,The colonists organized the first continental congress to coordinate a protest. -
First Continental Congress
The first continental congress was a meeting of delegates form 12 of the 13 colonies. They met in Philadelphia in responce of the coercive acts passed by the british parliment to punish boston for the boston tea party.The congress established a boycot of british trade and petitioned the king with a list of grievances. They would create a second continental congress if their needs were not met. -
First shot fired at Lexington and Concord
The brithish troops heard news that there were leaders and hidden weapons in concord and were sent to find them. The minute men lined the streets and turned back the red coats at the north bridge in concord. Thus the revolutionary war had begun. -
Second Continental Congress
The second continental congress managed the revolutionary war and eventully adopted the decloration of independence on july 4 1776. The delegets of the congress met in Philadelphia.The second continental congress acted as the government for the united states. -
Declaration Of Independence
The Decloration of Independence mainly written by Thomas Jefferson was a statment announcing that the 13 colonies would retract from the British empire and become independent States. It also listed grievances against the king. It stated that all men are created equal and all men have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
