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Made the church free from the king. Also didn't allow for taxes other than the ones that the king imposed.
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It is one of the first parliaments, its main purpose was to raise taxes for the war effort.
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It was the first elected legislature in the New World
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First governing document of the Pilgrims
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The overthrow of King James the second, he was replaced by William and Mary. No fighting was involved.
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The English Bill of Rights gave the English citizens more rights
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Common law is developed through judges through a system of courts.
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Passed by Britain to tax every paper product used by America.
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The colonists protested the Townsahed act and were occupied by britain in 1768
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Was a convention of delegates from twelve British North American colonies that met on September 5, 1774 in Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution
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The delegates of the 13 colonies gathered in Philadelphia to discuss their next steps.
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Was an agreement among the 13 founding states that legally established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution
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The rebellion started on August 21, 1786, over financial difficulties
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Addressed problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain
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This is basically when congress decided how many representatives each state could have
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This was when the thirteen colonies agreed to ratify the constitution, the Bill of Rights was passed three years later
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A series of 85 articles or essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution
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Name for the first ten amendments, they protect the natural rights of everyone in the united states