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The Magna Carta was sighned to limit the power the king had over the land he ruled. The king couldn't take away anyone's life, liberty, or property.
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The Mayflower compact was the first agreement on America being self governed.
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The King agreed to give people basic rights. It was the first attempt to decide who would govern America.
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The Navigation Act was a set of 29 rules that regulated trade between the colonies and other countries. The colonies were able to make a large amount of money by trade and got nessesary resorces.
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The English Bill of Rights have the English people certain rights. Many of these rights would be used in the American Bill of Rights later on.
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The Proclamation of 1763 kept people from moving past the Appalachians. This didn't go well with the colonists and they didn't like the idea.
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The Sugar Act put a high tax on sugar. It was more of an economic impact than colonial impact.
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The Stamp Act placed a tax on stamps meaning legal documents needed to be taxed. This act would give the English money.
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The Boston Tea Party was a rebellious act against the unfair taxes. This would lead to the revolutionary war.
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Coercive Act was a list of laws. This was the British response to the rebellion and the Boston Tea Party. This would lead to the First Continental Congress
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This was when a few people from each colony met and decided to break free from England and govern itself. This would lead to the freedom of the colonies from Wnglish control.
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This was the event that started the Revolutionary War officially.
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The Second Continental Congress had a large amount of the first members and more. These people would plan for the war and the future.
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The Declaration of Independence was the document that gave the colonies independence from England. This also ended the war.
