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The Magna Carta was intended to cause the royals to share power with the nobility of England.
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The Petition of Right is a document that sets specific liberties to the king. It prohibited him from doing any infringing.
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The Bill of Rights is the part of the constitution that talk about the rights of the citizens.
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The Stamp Act was a tax put up by the British government to tax stamps coming into America.
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The Townshed Duties were used to pay for the salaries of the governors and judges.
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The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British soldiers.
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An act to tax evey load of tea going into the ports of America. It was a trick to invest more money. It was soon boycotted.
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The First Continental Congress brought together colonies. It was to protest against the "Intolerable Acts'.
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The Second Continental Congress succeeded the First Continental Congress. They made the American Revolution.
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"Common Sense" is a pamphlet written in the American Revolution.It contained a list of special reasons.
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It was a document written by Thomas Jefferson, with the help of John Adams, and Banjamin Franklin, that declared Americans Independence to Great Britain.