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Issued by King John under the compulsion of his barons in the church. This set boundaries for even the king and strengthened the British government.
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This gave rights to the citizens that the king could never take away.
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Resentment of the British troops caused a rebellion of the people. The troops unfairly picked on irresponsible gangs of people. Five men died in the incident.
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Colonists dumped supplies of tea into the harbor as a backlash to British taxes on the tea.
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Counted 3/5 of the slave population as citizens for ennumerical reasons.
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An agreement between the large and small states to have equal representation in the legislative government.
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The Articles of Confederation were ratified in 1787. This superceded the U.S. Constitution and provided unity between the states.
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Prompted the emancipation of all slaves borm in Missouri. Ended the reputation of the state as a slave state.
