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The magna carta established the principal that the power of the monarchy was not absolute. It gave the citizens the rights of trial by jury, due process of law and couldn't take away life liberty or property.
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First governing document of the colony of Plymouth.It was written by people who were called separatist Congregationalists. They called themselves saints. They later on were referred to as pilgrims. They were trying to hide/ avoid being arrested by King James of England.
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May 8th is when it was created. It limited the kings power in several ways.It put in place restrictions on non-Parliamentary taxation, forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without cause, and the use of martial law.
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A series of laws were made to restrict foreign ships for trade between britan and its colonies.
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Limits the power of the king and queen and gives the people freedoms.And it makes the democratic election better and boosted freedom of speech.
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Forbid the settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian mountains.
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The act added a tax on sugar.
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The stamp act was a law that required the use of tax stamps on all legal documents and certain buisness agreements and news paper.
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The Boston tea party was a political protest in boston. The Sons of Liberty did the protest. John Adams called it the destruction of tea in boston.
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A series of laws relating to britans colonies.Four of the acts were made/written due to the Boston Tea Party.
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Parliament passed laws to punish the colonists for the troubles in Boston and elsewhere. The meetings were september 5th to october 26th.
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The first shots fired at lexington and concord started the battles of lexington and concord.The battle was between Great Britain and thirteen of its colonies.
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Became the nations first national government. They were from the thirteen colonies.
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The declaration of independence helped free us from great britan. Then we were called the united states of america. The meeting was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvanian on july 4th.
