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Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was made on 1215 and it is recognized as one of the first most important documents in history. King John signed this document saying that everyone is a subject to the law and has their rights. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War started between the British and French from 1754-1763. The whole purpose for this war was to gain control of North America. The British won the battle and as an end result of the war the British were left in a huge debt. -
Stamp Act
As the result of the French and Indian war the colonist had to pay high amount of taxes to reduce the debt. So one of the taxes was placed on stamps. If you were to put a stamp on newspapers or important legal documents You would have to pay that tax fees. -
Townsend Act
This Act was a numerous amounts f laws that were about taxes placed on British goods which caused the colonist to be angry. Taxes were placed on things such as tea, stamps, paper , glass, and etc. -
Tea Act
The Tea act was officially approved to place tax on British tea by the parliament. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party was an event that colonist wanted to protest showing their views that they didn’t like being taxed with representation. So soon after they created a plan and decided to not buy any British goods and dress up as Indians and dump all the British tea into the ocean from a ship. -
Lexington & Concord
Lexington & Concord was the first battle of the American Revolution. The most common phrase associated by Lexington and concord was “the shot heard around the world” which happened between the British and colonist to indicate that a huge war began the moment that shot was fired. -
George Washington
George Washington was selected to lead the Continental Army. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a very important document that listed the list of complaints (grievances) that the colonist had towards king George III and his parliament. Officially know as their Declaration of Independence from Britain. -
Saratoga
Saratoga is one of the major battles in the American revolution. This was the battle that the French decided to join the colonist to defeat the British in the American Revolution. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris was the official document that declared the peace between the British and Americans and it formally ended the war. -
Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown was the final battle of the American Revolution. The Continental Army commanded the British to surrender ultimately ending the Revolutionary war. -
America
In 1783 the Colonist won the war leading us to be the United States of America. -
The Constitution
The Continental Congress wrote the US Constitution, This document was very important because it confirmed the structure of the government ultimately creating a government that the people held the power and got to vote for what leaders they wanted. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights document was created for the people of America so that rights were protected and was established.
