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This was a document that limited the king's power The importance is that America used the new system as a model for developing colonies.
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The first governing document of Plymouth Colony.
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A major US document limiting king's power over those in the colonies. One rule was British soldiers can't stay at people's houses without consent.
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Act of the Parliament of England passed
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Great Britain, France, and American Indians all fought over North America. British won the war ultimately
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Plan to unite 13 colonies in America from suggestion by Ben Franklin. John or Die was a popular political cartoon pertainig to the plan.The plan never really happened.
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George was the king of Great Britain and of Ireland until his death.
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British imposed a direct tax on British colonies for stamps and other such materials.
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5 men were killed and 6 were injured during this incident. Soldiers got scared when a large group of protestors were complaing and asualting them.
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Sons of Liberty organized this political event.British response was the pass the Intolerable Act.
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A patriot name for a series of punitive laws passed by Britain in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party.
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Philadelphia, Pa was the setting. Raised armies, made strategies, appointed diplomats and much more.
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Convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies (excluding Georgia). They met from September 5 to October 26, 1774. A compact among the colonies to boycott British goods was agreed upon. This took place in Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia.
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First military conflict of American Revolution. Paul Revre said "the British are coming!"
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This is a statement adopted by Continental Congress.
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An agreement among the first 13 founding states that establised USA as a confederation of southern states and served as its first constitution. The first president under articles was John Hanson.
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The constitution convention was called to address problems under the Articles. With Geore Washington in the lead they created the U.S. Constition.
