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  • Jun 19, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    magnacarta The fuedul Barons of medievil endland and king john sighnd this documen in england, and it made it so that king james cant abuse his power so he wouldnt face a rebelliation
  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact
    mayflowercompact To prevent disagrement between paritens and non-sepritist pilgrams who came to plymouth a few days eairler about land
  • English Bill of Rights

    englishbillofrights Charles the first was involved in sighnig this and gives privlages and rights to all even thouse who move to the new world.
  • King George III Takes Power

    King George III Takes Power
    freanchandindianwarmHe made the british pay back the dept which made them all mad
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    The stamp act taxed colonist on all paper goods to get the british out of dept and colonist leaders started mobs and said it was unconstitianol
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    5 colonist were killed by british soldeirs trying to keep a riot down and from escalating, an act was followed called the Townshed act
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    bostonteapartyvideo Massachusets patriots started this group ageinst the british, and the britsh responded by seeting in acts ageinst the patriots
  • Intollerable Acts

    Intollerable Acts
    These acts were set do to american colinest vandilizing british property, some acts were Quartering act- made americans house british and Boston Portact- the ports were closed untill colinest paid dameges
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    People involved were Patrick Henry, George Washington, John Adoms, and John Jay and they helped pass the stamp act which would tax britsh for bringing goods in, while this all happend in carpenters hall in philladalphia
  • Seconed Continental Congress

    Seconed Continental Congress
    The seconed Continental congress was taking place in Philladolphia and some ideas they had were coming up with battle plans for ageinst the british and to start working on our independence and the people behind this was George washington, Ben Franklin, and John Hancock
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration of Independence was sighned by Ben Franklin, John Hancock, Paul Reevere, and George Washington and others clming to the british that on july 4, 1776 we stand alone and strong