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First drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel barons, it promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown
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First permanent English settlement in the Americas.
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First governing document of the Plymouth Colony. Written by passengers of the Mayflower.
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English document that declares which liberties the king may not infringe upon.
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Bill passed by English Parliament. The Bill creates separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech.
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Plan suggested by Ben Franklin to create a unified government for the thirteen colonies.
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Act passed by English parliament that required American documents be written on stamped paper from England, with a tax on the stamped paper.
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Killing of five American civilians by British soldiers in Boston. Culmination of tension that had been boiling over since England had begun enforcing heavy taxes on the Americans.
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Political protest by the American "Sons of Liberty" where the protesters took over a British tea transport ship and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
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Act that took away governing rights in Massachusetts. Was payback from the British for the Boston Tea Party.
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Meetings of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies in Philadelphia in response to the Intolerable Acts
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Overthrow of the British in the Thirteen American Colonies where the colonists fought back against the British monarchy and created their own nation and government.
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Second meeting of delegates of the Thirteen Colonies. Met soon after warfare had begun, and officially declared the start of the Revolutionary War
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Document adopted by the Second Continental Congress that declared independence of the Thirteen Colonies from the British.
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First constitution of the United States. Later replaced by the current United States Constitution.
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Armed uprising in Massachusetts by farmers against tax and debt collectors. Led by Daniel Shays.
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Also known as the Philadelphia Convention. Congress met to revise the Articles of Confederation. The convention lasted for four moths and ended in the creation of the United States Constitution.
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Compromise brought about during the Constitutional Convention. It defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
