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1215
Magna Carta
Barons, knights, clergy and townspeople asked King John to assure them more liberties -
1534
Act of Supremacy
Henry VIII was declared the supreme head of the church of England -
1549
Act of Uniformity
the Book of Common Prayer written by Thomas Cranmer, became compulsory -
Petition of Rights
It stated that the king could not imprison without trial or impose taxes without the consent of the Commons -
Navigation Acts
It gave monopoly of trade to British ships -
Corporation Acts
dissenters were excluded from public offices -
Act of Uniformity
The use of the Book of Common Prayer was imposed -
Treaty of Dover
England had to join France in a joint war against Holland -
Test Act
All public employees had to be conformed to the Church of England -
Toleration Act
more religious tolerance by granting freedom of worship to Protestants dissenters -
Bill of Rights
It re-enacted Magna Carta and Petition of Rights and that the king could levy taxes, raise an army and suspend laws onlw with parliament -
Triennal Act
It stated that the Parliament should last for three years -
Act of Settlement
Catholics were excluded from the throne -
Act of Union
The kingdom of England and Scotland was replaced by the United Kingdom of Great Britain -
Treaty of Utrecht
England received French possession in Canada, the monopoly of slave trade with Spanish America and France had to recognize the Protestant succession and expel the exiled Stuarts