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Challenged the monarch's authority and forced the king to proclaim certain liberties.
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America's first permanent English colony.
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First governing document of Plymouth Colony, written by the colonists.
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English constitutional document that states liberties that the king is prohibited from infringing.
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Restatement of the Declaration of Right that limits the powers of sovereign, sets out the rights of Parliament and rules of freedom of speech in Parliament, requirement for elections in Parliament, and the right to petition the monarch without fear of retribution.
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Benjamin Franklin's plan of forming a union of the colonies during the French and Indian War.
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Direct tax on the North American colonies imposed by the Britsh Parliament, required printing to be on stamped paper produced in London having an embossed revenue stamp.
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While protecting crown-appointed colonial officials, British redcoats fired into the crown without order and killed five civilians.
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Colonists in Boston took a direct action against the British government by dumping 3 shiploads of tea into the Boston Harbor.
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British Parliament passed this series of laws that limited the North American colonies.
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Called in response to the passing of the Coercive Acts, delegates of twelve of the thirteen colonies met at this convention.
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War between the Kingdom of Great Britian and the thirteen British colonies in North America.
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Delegates of the thirteen colonies met to manage colonial war effort and move towards independence.
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Declared the thirteen American colonies' independence from the British Empire.
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Agreement amoung the thirteen colonies that served as America's first constitution and established the United States of America as a nation.
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Armed uprising started over financial difficulty in central and western Massachusettes.
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Delegates of the thirteen colonies met to address problems concerning government of the United States of America.
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Agreement between large and small states that defined the part of the legislative structure and the representation each state would have under the U.S. Constitution.
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Delegates of the thirteen colonies formed a new plan of government, which was drafted as the U.S. Constitution.
