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The magna carta was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law. Limited the kings power.
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Jamestown the first permanent English settlement in North America.
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The english bill of rights established frequent parliaments, free elections and freedom of speech
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The french were defeated in the french and indian war but after the war the british were taxing the colonies unfairly because of it
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The colonies no longer benefited economically from British rule, and thus the colonists' rights were infringed upon.
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A protest on the britishes tax on tea. People dressed as native americans and threw tea into the boston harbor
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The intolerable acts were made to control rebellious colonies but instead fueled the rebellion
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A decision was made among the colonies to boycott British goods
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This sparked the American Revolutionary War and led to the creation of the United States
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George Washington is named commander-in-chief.
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The declaration of independence was a declaration to britain that we were no longer a part of british colonies and that we are our own country
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It set the confederation into motion and the congress of confederation was officially made
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The constitutional convention established a federal government for the united states