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  • Jun 15, 1215

    magna carta

    magna carta
    this document created the idea of a ruler having limited power. this is used in America where the president cant do whatever he wants.

  • mayflower compact

    mayflower compact
    the first governing document of plymouth colony

  • Petition of Right

    Petition of Right
    This document states that a ruler must follow the law of the land. In America the president could get convicted if he murders sombody.

  • Navigation Act

    Navigation Act
    A sieries of laws passed about shipping to foreign nations. This started the american revolution.

  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights
    Set certain rights for English citizens. America has a bill of rights

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    This closed off the west to expansion

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    Forced americans to trade sugar with Britain

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Required a stamp on legal documents

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Colonists threw british tea into boston harbor

  • First continental congress

    First continental congress
    Consider how to deal with the intolerable acts

  • First Shots fired at Lexington/ Concord

    First Shots fired at Lexington/ Concord
    The start of the American Revolution against Britain

  • Declaration of Independance

    Declaration of Independance
    America gained freedom from England