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A group of determined barons forced King John to sign the Magna Carta the Great Charter.
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King became more power, Britain began to deal more firmly with the colonies.
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French had been defeated and their power broken.
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Law required the use of tax stamps on all legal documents, on certain business agreements, and on news papers
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British troops in fired on a feering crowd, killing five.
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Disguised as Native Americans, dumped the cargo into the sea.
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Denounced in America as the Intolerable Acts.
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Reacted to the Declaration of Rights as it had to other expressions of colonial discontent with even stricter and more repressive measures.
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The war began.
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Borrowed funds, bought supplies, created a money system, made treaties with foreign power.
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American's victory was confirmed by Signing of the Treaty of Paris.
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The Congress of the Confederation paved the way for its successor.