Events/Cases no. 2

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➳ Magna Carta  

• Signed by King John in 1215 
• Promised that he and future monarchs would refrain from certain actions that could harm the citizens of England     

➳ The American Revolution

• England had been neglecting the colonies 
• After the 7 Years War between France and Britain 
• Americans wanted to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains but were forbidden by the Proclamation of 1763
• Taxes were levied on the colonist to pay because of the war 
• People who were accused of smuggling were sent to jail without trial 
• People had no representation but were being taxed => leading to the idea that they were not treated equally and were denied their rights 
• Stamp Act, 1765: all paper goods needed to have a revenue stamp 
• repealed because of the backlash 
• Townshend Act, 1767: Imposed taxes on everyday objects such as glass, tea, and paint 
• Massachusetts wanted England to relieve the taxes, only for them to boycott British goods. In response, England sent a warship and the King threatened to take away the legislatures 
• Boston Massacre, May 5, 1770: an altercation outside of Boston's custom house led to soldiers firing into a crowd 
• Boston Tea Party, December 1773: Colonists boarded the British East India Company's shop and unloaded tea into the harbor 
• Coercive Acts, 1774: Inrepnse to colonial defiance these acts were made to punish Boston for leading the resistance to British rule  
• abolished town meetings- interferes with the colony's ability to self govern 
• First Continental Congress: created a unified opposition to Greate Britain and developed a declaration of rights and grievances 
• Colonists still wanted to mend the relationship with Britain 
• Second Continental Congress, May 1775: Draft of Declaration of Independence is formed 
• July 2, 1776: Congress declares American independence and signed the Declaration of Independence 

➳ Shay's Rebellion

• 1786: Farmers in Massachusetts were heavily in debt, faced imprisonment, and the loss of their land 
• They were in debt because of unpaid taxes they had accumulated while fighting in the Revolutionary War 
• The Continental Congress promised to pay them for their service but lacked the funds to do so 
• Massachusetts had just levied heavy taxes on farmers as well in order to pay its debt from the revolution 
• Daniel Shays led the uprising 
• The government of Massachusetts called the central government for help but the central government had no troops and its disposal 
• The uprising was crushed by the help of local militias and privately funded armies 
• Similar events happened which caused Congress to call for the revision of the AoC 

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