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By 1215, thanks to years of unsuccessful foreign policies and heavy taxation demands. England's king John was facing down a possible rebellion by the countries powerful barons. under duress, he agreed to a character of liberties known as the Magna Carta that would place him and all of England's future soverigns within a rule of law.
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On May 14 1607, a group of roughly 100 members of a joint venture called the Virginia company founded the first permanent english settlement in north america on the banks of james river.
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Plynouth Rock is the traditional site of diembarkation of William Bratford and the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded PLymouth colony in 1620. It is an important symbol in American history
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When France's expansion into the Ohio River valley brought repeated conflict with the claims of the british colonies , a series of battles led to the official british declaration of war in 1756
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Pontiac's Rebellion begun when a confederacy of native american warriors under Ottawa chief Pontiac attacks the britsh force at detroit. After failing to take the fort in their initial assault.
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On aprl 5, 1764, Parliment passed a modified version of the sugar act and molasses act ( 1733 ) wich was about to expire . Under the molasses act colonial merchants had been required to pay a tax of six per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. ' no taxation without representation '
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The stamp Act of 1765 was the first initial tax directly on American colonists by the british government. imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies, came at a time when the british empire was deep in debt.
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the boston Massacre occured on March 5,1770. a squad of british soldiers , come to support a sentry who was being pressed by a heckling , snowballing crowd , let loose a valley of shots. three people died immediatley
