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First document forced upon a King of England by his subjects that limited his powers.
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They made laws, and were the standard during the early years.
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First written government written by 41 english colonists on the Mayflower ship.
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It was a restatement of the Declaration of Right and it was inviting William and Mary to be sovereigns of England.
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A war between the Colonists, and France, Great Britain, and the Indians.
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Colonists were required to buy a British stamp for every official document they owned.
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The dumping of 342 chest of tea into the Boston harbor by Massachuestes colonists in protest of the British Parliaments Tea Act.
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They met to discuss how to assume more power than the British but all ofthe colonies had different ideas. They filed there grievences to the King and to the British.
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This battle marked the start of the American Revolutionary War.
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The document that declared the American colonists seperate from Great Britain.
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The main purpose of this second Continental Congress was to figure out how to defeat the British army.
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This served as the United States first constituiton.
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This ended the American Revolutionary War.
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Massachuestes colonist were resitsting taxes and were frusturated with the unresponsive government in Boston so they rebelled in an American Revolution type of way. Couldnt get an exact date.
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It was a meeting between all of the delegates to revise the Articles of Confederation.
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Outlined what would become the United States government.
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Agreement between large and small states during the Constitutional Congress.
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William Peterson presented this at the Philadelphia Convention and is reasserted the smaller states' positions.
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Compromise between the southern and northern states that dealt with slaves for representation.
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South wouldn't use slaves if the north gave them commerce. Couldn't find the exact date for this one.
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They were the last colony to ratify the Constitution.
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States the rights of the people and is listed in the preamble of the constitution.
