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Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta is Drafted
The Magna Carta was intended to cause the royals to share power with the nobility of England. -
Petition of Right is drafted
The Petition of Right is a document that sets specific liberties to the king. It prohibited him from doing any infringing. -
English Bill of Rights is drafted
The Bill of Rights is the part of the constitution that talk about the rights of the citizens. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax put up by the British government to tax stamps coming into America. -
Townshed Duties
The Townshed Duties were used to pay for the salaries of the governors and judges. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British soldiers. -
Tea Act
An act to tax evey load of tea going into the ports of America. It was a trick to invest more money. It was soon boycotted. -
1st Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress brought together colonies. It was to protest against the "Intolerable Acts'. -
2nd Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress succeeded the First Continental Congress. They made the American Revolution. -
Common Sense was published (Thomas Paine)
"Common Sense" is a pamphlet written in the American Revolution.It contained a list of special reasons. -
Declaration of Independnce signed
It was a document written by Thomas Jefferson, with the help of John Adams, and Banjamin Franklin, that declared Americans Independence to Great Britain.