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Authorized to be written by King John of England. Meant to limit powers of a king and protect the rights of citizens.
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Was the first successful settlement of England in North America. The trip to found Jamestown was funded by the Virginia Company of London.
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Was the first governed document of the Plymouth colony. Original document has been lost, but 3 different versions have been found. It was to spread fair and equal laws for the general good of the settlement.
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Sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing on the colonists. Was produced by the English Parliament.
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Gave Parliament the right to petition the monarchy without the retribution. Ideas were reflected by those of John Locke.
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Direct tax imposed by British Parliament. Printed materials were to be produced on stamp paper produced by London and taxed.
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Street fight between colonist and British soliders from tension caused by taxation. In all 5 colonists were killed.
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Parliament taxed tea to recoup war costs. Colonist protested by dumping the tea of ships from Britian into harbor waters.
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Proposed by Ben Franklin at the Albany Congress. Planned to propose a union of several colonies in Massachusetts for their mutual defense and security for extending British settlements.
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Brought together representatives from each colony, except Georgia, They gathered to discuss their response to the "Intolerable Acts".
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Series of laws sponsored by the Prime Minister. Response to the Boston Tea Party. Triggered outrage within the 13 original colonies.
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All 13 states were in attendance. John Hancock was a new delegate. They established a militia as the continental army.
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War to break the 13 colonies free of British rule. This war began in Lexington.
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Announced that the 13 colonies were single states and no longer apart of British rule. Reason for the 4th of July.
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First Constitution of the United States, it legally united all states by agreement. Was formely ratified by all 13 colonies in 1781.
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The rebellion started over financial difficulties. Militia was raised as a private army and attacked the Springfield Armory.
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George Washington was elected to preside over the convention. It was intended to revise the Articles of Confederation.
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Agreement between large and small states that defined the legislative structure as all states would be under the same rule, which that rule was the United States Constitution.
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