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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
-King John of England was forced to sign the document
-limited the powers of the monarch
-preserved basic rights of citizens (free men) -
Mayflower Compact
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Petition of Rights
King Charals Signed the document. The rights granted were that there were no taxes without parlament cosent also one was soldeirs are not to be alowed in private houses. -
English Bill of Rigts
-signed by King William and Mary
-influenced the American Bill of Rights
-gaurented rights to citizens -
French and Indian War
-France, Britian, adn AMerican Indians
-major battles: Fort Oswego, Fort Niagra, Ticonderoga, Louisbourg, Quebec -
Albany Plan of Union
-proposed by Benjamin Franklin
-plan to put colonies under a more central government
-it was never carried out
-the first political cartoon was based on this ("Join or Die" -
King George III takes power
-after French and Indian War Britian took over more land in America and was also paying debt from the war so they believed the colonies should halp pay by paying taxes -
Stamp Act
[Stamp Act](www.history.com/topics/stampact) The stamp act taxes most paper products such as letters,newspapers,bills, etc The colonial lleaders didnt like this act and boycotted it. -
Boston Massacure
-5 colonists were killed
-colonists protested against taxation, Stamp Act, and the Townshed Act -
Boston Tea Party
-organized by the Sons of Liberty in Boston
-the British then enforced the Intolerable Act, closed Boston ports, and took power from the Massachusets government -
Intolerable Act
The British passed this act because merchants lost money on destroyed goods shiped to colonies. The provisions of these acts was that the Harbor was closed also the British troops had to be housed. -
First Continental Congress
-major people: John Adams, Samuel Adams, George Washington, Patrick Henry
-Carpenter's Hall, PHiladelphia
-Declaration of Rights, Continental Army -
Lexington and Concord
[lexington-and-concord](www.history.com/topics/battles-of-lexington-and-concord) As a result The British won and tensions between the colonies and the British form. The major generals were Captin John Parker, James Berrett, and Lieutenant colonel Smith Paul Revere rode in to Concord to alert Samual Adams & John Hancock also know as the "British are coming the British are coming". -
Second Continental Congress
Took place in Philadelphia A rough draft of the Declaration of independence was thought up. The leaders there were George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Ben Franklin -
Declaration of Independence
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Articals of Confederation
The first president under the articals was John Hanson -
Start of the Consitutional Convention
