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By NathanisNelson
  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    Provided protection from arbitrary taking of life, liberty, or property. Also set up trial by jury, and limited the government's power

  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact
    The first self-government agreement created and enforced in America. It was signed by 102 pilgrims on the Mayflower.

  • Petition Of Rights

    Petition Of Rights
    Limited the king's power. King can not imprison and impose military without consent.

  • Navigation Act

    Navigation Act
    Restriction of the use of foreign ships for tradr between the colonies and Britain.

  • English Bill Of Rights

    English Bill Of Rights
    Laws that gave certain citizens, certain rights. It also controlled the king's power.
    1. Laws should not be dispensed with or suspended withouth consent from parliament.
    2.taxes shouldn't be lrvied with parliement's authority.
    3.petitioning the monarch should not be feared of retribution
    4.No standing army may be maintained during peacetime without paeliament's consent.
    5.Protestants have their arms of defence
    6.Election of members of parliament is free
    7.Freedom of speech.
    8. Etc.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    Forbade settlement past the Appleachian mountains. Was passed by King George lll

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    Put taxes on sugar. Was passed by parliament

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Required everyone to pay taxes on all printed documents. Form the quote "no taxation without representation"

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Protest against the tax on tea. Dumped a lot of tea overboard on a ship.

  • Coercive Act

    Coercive Act
    Series of four acts established by the British. Was meant to restore oder in Massechussets and punish for their tea party.

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    Organized the resistance against the Coercive Act.

  • First shot taken at Lexington and Concord

    First shot taken at Lexington and Concord
    The first military engagement of the American revolutionary war.

  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress
    Meeting between the representatives from the 13 colonies. Mainly talked about what they were going to do about the American revolutionary war.

  • Decleration of Independance

    Decleration of Independance
    America's leaders met up in Philadelphia to sign the decleration. It declared the United States was independant from England.