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Jun 19, 1215
Magna Carta
a. The barons of King John of England signed it in England.
b. Trial by jury, reasonable punishment, and no taxation without representation were all rights given by the Magna Carta.
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Mayflower Compact
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a. It was the first governing document of Plymouth.
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Petition of Rights
a) 1. Inprisonment is illegal, except under law
2. Habeas Corpus should be granted to everyone
3. Defendants can't be remanded in custody until the crime they were charged with was shown
4. Non-Parliamentary taxation such as forced loans are illegal
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English Bill of Rights
Specific date not needed
a. The King and Queen were involved in the signing.
b. Some of the rights given by the English Bill of Rights are freedom of speech, no excessive bail, freedom to petition the monarch without fear of retribution.
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Albany Plan of Union
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a. Ben Franklin
b. No
c. Cut up snake
d. Ben Franklin
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French and Indian War 1754-1763
a) The Native Americans, Spanish, British, the colonists and the French were involved in the war.
b) The Battle of Lake George and the Battle of Fort Bull were two of the major battles.
c) The colonists ultimately won the war.
d) It strengthened the relationship with the British and the colonists.
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King George III Takes Power
No specific date needed
a. Trying to keep the revolutionaries hostile toward the British, wanted to punish them.
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Stamp Act
a) It imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies.
b) They declared that the act was unconstitutional and many resorted to mob violence.
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Boston Massacre
a) 5 dead
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Boston Tea Party
a) The Sons of Liberty organized the tea party
b) The parliament responded with the Coercive Acts which closed Boston's commerce.
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First Continental Congress
a) Patrick Henry, George Washington, John Adams, John Jay,
b) Declaration of Rights and Grievances
c) Carpenter's hall, Philadelphia
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Intolerable Acts
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Lexington and Concord
a) Started Revolutionary War
b) General Thomas Gaye
c) Sounded alarn that the British were on the way.
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Second Continental Congress
a) Philadelphia
b) They discussed writing a formal break with Britain.
c) Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, and Robert Livingston
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Declaration of Independence
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Articles of Confederation
a) Ben Franklin
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The Treaty of Paris
a) John Adams, Ben Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Laurens
b) Allegheny to the Mississippi River
c) Declaration of Independence
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Start of Constitutional Convention
a) Disagreement of the Potomac river
b) Tweaking trade agreements
