Block5McDougalEvents/Docs

  • magna carta
    Feb 6, 1215

    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