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This was important because it guaranteed English political liberties. -
This was important because the creation of the first colony was the beginning of the creation of the United States. Everything started from this first colony. -
This was important because it established some basic rights that the new North American settlers all agreed on and believed in. It limited the government's power to prevent another Great Britain-type colony from forming. -
This was important because it meant the colonists of America no longer needed Britain to protect them from the French. The problem, however, was that the British were left in a lot of debt that the colonists were expected to pay.
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This was important because it is an example of the British abusing their power as government. They added a tax on paper in order to pay for their troops who were stationed in the colonists' towns without their consent. They were there to create intimidation. -
This was important because it was the first time the colonists protested against Great Britain, and it was intended to test the Stamp Act.
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A group of colonists, dressed as Mohawk, dumped 342
chests of British tea into Boston Harbor as a protest against taxes. This was important because the people were being overtaxed without representation or their consent, which was very unfair and it was vital that a group did something crazy to get the attention of King George to maybe help the problem. -
These were important because they were meant to punish the colony of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. This only made colonists angrier. -
This was important because it got the leaders of most of the colonists together and got them in agreeance on what to do about the problem with Great Britain. They went on to establish the United States of America. -
The second continental congress was important because it is where the colonists made a plan if Great Britain didn't repeal their acts. It eventually led to the Revolutionary War.
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The first shot was fired at dawn that started the Revolutionary War in Lexington, Massachusetts. -
This was important because it made the Americans independent from the rule of Great Britain. Although it was the beginning of a war, it led to a new independent nation that could become the best. -
This was important because it was the first formal government created after the Revolutionary War for the newly independent nation of The United States of America. It was intentionally weak because nobody wanted too strong of a government. -
This was important because it began the transition from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution that we still used today. People trusted it because George Washington oversaw the meetings. -
This was important because it ratified the Constitution and Bill of Rights through a unanimous vote of the colonies. This Constitution is still used today.