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  • magna carta
    Jun 15, 1215

    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