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The year that the Magna Carta is signed by King John of England. It reduced the power of a King's grip over his kingdom.
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It was a shooting of five colonists by British militants. It was a result of high tensions of the British arriving in Massachusettes.
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In Boston, a group of colonists threw taxed tea into the Boston Harbor. It was an action of resistance against the Tea Act.
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A convention of delegates from the 13 colonies, this was called forth due to the Intolerable Acts. This later became known as the Congress of the Confederation due to the ratification of the Articles of Confederation.
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The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States. This was replaced by the United States Constitution in 1788.
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Following independance from Britain, this convention attempted to solve some issues from the Articles of Confederation. As a result, the Constitution of the United States was made.
