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The Magna Carta was a document that limited the powers of the king. It also came up with due process of law.
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Jamestown was the first English settlement in America. It was the capitol of the colony until 1699.
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It was a governing document of the Plymouth Colony. They let on the Mayflower to escape reiligious persecution by the king.
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It gave restrictions on taxes and unfair imprisonment. It also restricted martial law and billeting of soldiers.
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It was to create a unified government. It was later rejected but was the first idea to join the colonies together under one government.
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It set a tax on all paper the American colonists used. The reason for this tax was to help the British to pay for troops.
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Colonists were upset that British soldiers were there and threatened the soldiers. The soldiers fired on them and killed 5 people.
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Colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor. They did this because they opposed unfair taxes.
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British laws that stripped Massachusetts of self government. Four of the acts were a result of the Boston Tea Party.
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Delegates from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia to show authority to the British. Some delegates wanted peace with England others wanted to defend colonial rights.
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Colonists removed all British officials. To take back control, the British sent troops, which starte the American Revolution.
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Delegates from the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia, many of them from the First Continental Congress. They discussed how to respond to the American Revolution.
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The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson during the American Revolution. This made the 13 colonies into the United States of America.
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It was the first constitution of the United States. It was later replaced because it didnt give enough power to the government.
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Shay's Rebellion was a rebellion of farmers against the Massachusetts government. Farmers were angry that they were imprisoned for not paying the hgh taxes and losing their land.
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The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia to fix the problems in governing America. The plan was to fix the Articles of Confederation but ended up creating a new government.
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It was presented by Roger Sherman at the Constitutional Convention. In this, states would be equal in the Senate and proportional in the House of Represntatives.
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