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Jun 15, 1215
magna carta
A lot of nobles were tierd of losing thier power so they came together and wrote up the Magna Carta. the Magna Carta is one of the most important document in history. The Magna Carta gauranteed the people certain right and restricted the king from some things also.After they wrote it they forced King John to sign it. If he didnt they threatened him with civil war. All they wanted was for the nobles to be protected the didnt care much about anyone else. -
Petition of rights
A major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties that the king is prohibited from infringing. The Petition contains restrictions on non-Parliamentary taxation, forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without cause, and restricts the use of martial law. -
english bill of rights
They are the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. James Madison was a supporter of the Bill of Rights. They were part of the compromise that resulted in the passage of the Constitution. These amendments protect individual rights against the government. -
1st continental congress
This ended Oct .26 1774, this happened becuase the colonists were very upset about the intolerable act and taxes. The meetings were held in philadelpia. Each state but georgia sent someone to the congress because the governor of Georgia stopped the delegates from being apart of congress. Congress agreed to boycott british goods as long as great braitian did not change thier policies. -
Stamp Act
Every newspaper,pamphlet and other and legal document had to hav a stamp or british seal on it. The colonist felt that they should have to pay money for something thats been free for years. So they responded in force and with demonstrations and also with a diplomatic body which was Stamp Act Congress.The stamp act gave the colonists a target for thier anger. -
Boston Massacre
Five people got shoot during the Boston Massacre by Britsh troops.One person who was killed was an African American named Crispus was killed. The British said that rocks were thrown at them to have a reason why they fired. The British did have guns and did opened fired.The Boston Massacre pushed Americans not to trust british military. -
townshed duties
These laws placed new taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. Colonial reaction to these taxes was the same as to the Sugar Act and Stamp Act, and Britain eventually repealed all the taxes except the one on tea. In response to the sometimes protests by the American colonists, Great Britain sent more troops to the colonies. -
Tea Act
American colonists could buy no tea unless it came from a certain company which was the East India tea company.Because the east company wasnt doing so well.Thew british wanted to give them more business . The Tea Act lowered the price on the East India tea so much that it was way below tea from oter tea shops. Americans saw it was they could not buy tea from anybody without it costiing an arm and leg. They ended up refusing to unload the ships with tea. -
2nd continental congress
The Second Continental Congress met in 1775, when the Revolutionary war had started. Things were going badly, and the armed forces were disorganized. The Continental Congress created the Continental Army and named George Washington as commander. The Congress continued through the summer. -
common sense
The Common Sense said how Thomas Paine felt it was time for the colonies to break away from Great Braitian and form their own independent nation. It was read thorughout the colonies and they started to believe that it was time to form a new nation. It helped change the of colonits who had been trying to figure out how to resolve conflict with great briatian without going to war. -
declaration of independence
It declared the 13 American Colonies independent from Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson wrote it and it was put in effect by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. A lot of Americans signed it, like John Hancock, John Adams, and Samuel Adams. Great Britain's response was that they rather continue the war.