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The first Continental Congress
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Declaration of Independence written; the 13 colonies become the 13 states
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A character of liberty and political rights obtained from King John of England by his rebellious barons at Runnymede.
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Model Parliament was held. English king calls representatives together to advise him on governing england.
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The Mayflower compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the colonist, later together known to history as the pilgrims,who crossed the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower
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Petition of rights from England was signed
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Plymouth, New Harbor, Connecticut, and Massachusetts joined together to form the United Colonies of New England.
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An Act passed by Parliament in 1689, limited the power of the Monach. This document established Parliament as the most powerful branch of the England government.
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The Albany Plan of Union was established it was a plan to place the British North America colonies under a more centralized government.
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The Revolutionary War between the Colonies and Britain begins. The second Continental Congress meets.
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The Constitutional Convention begins on May 25, in Philadelphia.
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The Constitution becomes the law of the land after New Hampshire becomes the 9th and last state
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The bill of Rights (first 10 amendments) added to the constitution
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The last battle of the Revolutionary War takes place