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  • Feb 6, 1215

    magna carta

    magna carta
    to curb the king and make him govern by the old english laws
  • petition of rights

    petition of rights
    settled very little the king agreed to comply with the demands
  • navigation act

    navigation act
    it led to first anglo-dutch war
  • english bill of rights

    english bill of rights
    gave them right to baer arms
  • proclamation of 1763

    proclamation of 1763
    it closed lands nort and west of the apleciam mountains
  • sugar act

    sugar act
    previously colonial taxes and lack of representation
  • stamp act

    stamp act
    people stopped buying stamps because of taxes
  • coercive act

    coercive act
    massachusets began to recieve sympothy
  • first contenental congress

    first contenental congress
    most significant historical moment of the united states
  • first shot fired at lexington concored

    first shot fired at lexington concored
    it led to a huge war know one knew who shot the first bullet
  • second continenetal congress

    second continenetal congress
    approved the creation of the articles of confederation
  • declaration of independence

    declaration of independence
    announced the 13 colonies
  • boston tea party

    boston tea party
    they dumped tea into the ocean because of taxes