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On this day the Magna Carta was signed, making it so the King of Britian did not have absolute power over the Thirteen Colonies.
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The Bicameral parliament was created in england
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The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688 was the overthrow of King James II.
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The Bill of Rights laid out basic rules and limited power.
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The Boston Tea Party was where the colonists refused to return three British ships full of taxed tea. They detroyed the tea by throwing it into the harbor. Reasons they did this was because they were being taxed too much, the Parliaments authority over them, and the King having power over them.
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The Declaration of Independence was made to free the colonies from British rule completely.
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The Articles of Confederation were approved but three problems were that Congress could not draft an army, there was no chief executive, and the states could not tax citizens.
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Shays Rebellion, named after Daniel Shays, was brought on by many things, financial difficulties, lack of hard currency, harsh government policies and many more things.
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Also known as the Conneticut Compromise, The Great Compromise was an agreement between all the states on a representation and legislative structure.
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America divided into two groups based on whether or not they wanted the constitution.
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On this day the United States Constitution was ratifyed.
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The Convention took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America.
