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Manga Carta
It is important because it was the first time government was truly limited in this case between the people of England and their king -
First colony is established at Jamestown, VA
The first colonies were extremely important because it was the first time the English had their own ideas, legislature, and court system. Which began to develop into a democracy with timed. -
English Bill of Rights
This was important because it made it abundantly clear on what the government could and could not do -
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British defeat of the French in the French and Indian War
This event was important because the American colonists realized they no longer needed Great Britain to protect them from the French. -
Stamp Act
This was the first direct tax upon the colonies it was meant to benefit Great Britain and therefore were unfairly taxed, "taxation without representation" -
Stamp Act Congress meets
This was the first meeting organized by the colonies to protest King George’s actions -
Boston Tea Party
This event of dumping British product in to the harbor was one of the largest acts of defiance to date by the colonist further pushing them away from England. -
Intolerable acts
The British continued to try to remain in control of the colonists and over time it only infuriated them -
First Continental Congress meets
The colonists prohibited trading with Britain in order to attempt to resolve the governmental issues with England, the situation only escalated for the colonists. -
“Shot heard ‘round the world” is fired
This is considered the battle that started it all, the first battle of what became known as the Revolutionary War -
Second Continental Congress meets
Second Continental Congress served as the acting government of the colonies throughout the war. It purchased supplies, negotiated treaties, and rallied support for the colonists’ cause -
Declaration of Independence is signed
This was important because the colonists officially declared the U.S. as separate from the English rule. -
Ratification (passage) of the Articles of Confederation
The articles where the first attempt to govern the U.S. independently and ultimately failed. -
The Constitutional Convention begins
The colonists second attempt and rewriting the government in which everyone was heard and everyone had to agree, the peoples and governments best interest were top tier. -
Unanimous (13th State passes) ratification of the Constitution
This was important because the U.S. and a uniform governing body for the states, agreed upon by everyone
