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The Magna Carta protected the privileges of British people. The American Constitution was believed to be modeled after it.
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Jamestown was the first official settlement on mainland America. This was the beginning of our country.
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This document was the first official governing document of America. The purpose was to flee from religious restraints from Britian.
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The Petition of Right was created as a constitutional document for the protection of civil liberties of British citizens. This made Britian more powerful and established.
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This documnent restaded the rights of the British Parliment. This also strengthened Britian and established order.
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The Albany Plan of Union was the first official proposal to create an unified government for the original thirteen colonies.
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The Stamp Act was a direct tax by the Vritiah Parliment on the American colonies that required any printed materials to be made on British stamp paper. This act set up a rebellion, which eventually led to the revolution.
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The Boston Massacre occured when the British Army and civilians had a fallout. The British Army killed six people and injured five. This intensified our hatrid toward Britian.
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The Boston Tea Party was a political protest from the American people against the British Colony of Massachusettes. They dumped the that was imported from Britian into the Boston Harbor to protest tax.
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The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws that took away the ability for Massachusetts to govern itself. This happened after the Boston Tea party in order to punish the Americans.
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This was the first meeting of delegates form the 12 of 13 original colonies. They decided to boycott British goods to begin the process of independance.
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The revolution was a political upheaval where the 13 colonies joined together to break from the British Empire. This major event led to American independence.
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This was the second time delegates meet from the colonies. This time they decided to manage colonial war efforts to kick start the revolution.
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This was the official document that announced the 13 colonies as independent states, free from Britian. This document was a major turning point in the establishment of America.
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The Articles Of Confereration occured in order to establish an agreement between the thirteen colonies. It is considered America's fist constitution.
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This rebellion was led by Daniel Shay of Massachusetts to protest post Revolutionary War economic struggles. This uprising brought attention to the problems of the new American economy.
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Officials from the new 13 states met to discuss amending the Articles of Confederation. This was a step forward in creating the constitution.
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Officials from the colonies meet to further organize the Articals of Confederation. This was significant because it established the freedoms of citizens after gaining independance.
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Members of each new state met to determine their representation. This began the process of establishing the American government.
