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Magna Carta was the first document imposed upon a King of England by a group of his subjects, the feudal barons, in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their rights.
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A group that came from Britian that settled in Virgina. This was the first English settlement in North America.
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This was the first governing document of the Plymouth Colony.
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An English document that limits the King of English on what he can and can't do. For example, the document says that the King has restrictions on non-Parliamentary taxation.
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A restatement of the Declaration of Right.
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A legislation that requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents.
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This was a proposal to create a unified government for the thirteen colonies which was suggested by Ben Franklin.
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An event between the people of Boston and the British army. Tensions were growing until the British army fired into a crowd killing 5 people.
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A protest by the demonstrators that destroyed an entire ship that contained tea. These demonstrators dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor costing the East India Company lots of money.
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This was a meeting of the 12 colonies. It was a response Coercive Acts by the British Parliament.
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A series of laws that were passed by the British Parliament because of the Boston Tea Party. This was to punish the people who dumped the tea in the harbor.
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An event where the 13 colonies broke off from the British Empire due to multiple reasons.
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A meeting of the 13 colonies which focused on the colonial war effort.
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An assertion by a defined territory that is independent and constitutes as a state.
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This was the first constitution of the United States. It was sent to be ratified in 1777 and was completed in 1781.
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An agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
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A rebellion of a band of farmers lead by Daniel Shay. This was because of unfair treatment.
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This was a meeting that addressed the problems of governing the United States of America.
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This was a meeting to address the problems in governing the United States of America.
