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a document that King John of England was forced to sign in 1215, limiting the power of the monarchy and establishing the principle that everyone, including the king, is subject to the law
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the first permanent English settlement in North America, established in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London
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The Mayflower Compact was an agreement signed by 41 male passengers on the Mayflower in 1620, establishing a "civil body politic" for the newly established Plymouth Colony
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The Royal Proclamation of 1763, issued by King George III, aimed to organize Britain's newly acquired North American territories after the French and Indian War
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The Sugar Act, officially known as the American Revenue Act of 1764, was a British law that imposed taxes on sugar, molasses, and other goods imported into the American colonies.
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