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the magna carta was signed forcibly by King John of England. This document significantly reduced the King's power and placed them under the rule of the law.
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First permanent English Settlement in United States. Jamestown was founded by the London Company.
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The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of the Plymouth colony, written by the colonists, who were seeking religious freedoms
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it made taxes only able to be set by parliament.
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One of the main documents governing the United Kingdom
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this document was the framework for the Articles of Confederation. The cartoon "Join or Die" was the first American political cartoon.
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A direct tax on everything legal that helped pay for British soldiers stationed in the colonies.
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Protesters were fired upon by British soldiers, five colonists died.
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sixty men disguised as Indians snuck aboard ships importing tea and dumped it into Boston Harbor.
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The intolerable acts were a direct response to the Boston Tea Party. It helped cause the American Revolition
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56 delegates met and decided to boycott British goods
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this session of congress managed the revolutionary war, and adopted the Declaration of independence
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the colonies gained independance from england
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The colonies declared independence from England and was the official start of the American Revolution
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The Articles of Confederation basically united the thirteen original colonies. The colonies could then select delegates to send to the first Continental Congress.
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Daniel Shays, an american revolution veteran, organized an armed uprising in western and central Massachusetts.
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It addressed the problems in the US and ravised the Articled of Confederation into the Constitution
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It was an agreement between large and small states that created a bicameral legislature that elects representatives based on population.
