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Virginia House of Burgesses
The Viriginia House of Burgesses was the first legislature in the English Colonies in America. The event influenced American Government by being one of the places where most of the leaders of the American Colonies made there names. "I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death" Said by Patrick Henry at The House of Burgesses. "House Of Burgesses." American Memory. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2011. http://memory.loc.gov. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first Governing document of Plymouth Colony. The Mayflower Compact influenced American Democracy because it seperated church and state. "We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James..." This is the introduction to the Compact. Mayflower Compact. Francis N. Thorpe. 6,30,1936. Yale. 3,3,2011.http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/mayflower.asp -
French And Inidian War
This was the war between Great Britian and France over North American territory. The war influenced American Government by teaching the population how to fight a war, which made fighting Britian easier. "Monongahela." Map. American Memory. Peter Force map collection, 1755. Web. 4 Feb. 2011. http://memory.loc.gov" -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a direct tax imposed on stamps by the British Parliament. This was a contributing factor to the American Revolution.
"For every skin or piece of vellum or parchment, or sheet or piece of paper, on which shall be ingrossed, written or printed, any such probate, letters of administration or of guardianship within all other parts of the British dominions in America, a stamp duty of ten shillings."
"Stamp Act." Avalon Law. Yale, n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2011. http://avalon... -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an event when the colonits located in Boston, took action against the British goverment and the East India Company. Officals in Boston refused to return three boatloads of taxed tea, a group of angry colonists boarded the ship and dumped the tea in the the Boston Harbor. This influenced the American Goverment because it helped changed the politics in the United States.
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Declaration of Independence
The United States Declaration of Independence is a Declaration made on July 4, 1776, which stated that the American colonies were now independent states. It was influencial to American Government becasue it established the reasons for why the american colonies could be free. Cong. Rec. July-Aug. 1776: 1. American Memory. Web. 4 Feb. 2011. http://memory.loc.gov -
Signing of The Constitution
The Signing of The Constitution was the day that the Delegates signed our Constitution which was rules the government has over it's people. This influenced the American Goverment becasue it gave people their freedom
"We, the people of the United States." The first sentance of the constititution.
The Consitution. Avalon Project. Yale, n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2011. http://avalon.law.yale.edu/"
