Chapter 2

  • Period: Aug 30, 1200 to

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  • Magna carta
    Aug 30, 1215

    Magna carta

    The Magna carta included guarantees of such fundamental rights as trial by jury and due process of law (protection against the arbitrary taking of life liberty,or property.
  • Petition of right

    Petition of right

    Doucument prepared by parliament and signed by king Charles I of England
  • English bill of right

    English bill of right

    Written document and agreed on by william and mary of england
  • The albany plan

    The albany plan

    The creation of an annual congress of delegates (representatives from each of the 13 coloines.
  • Boston massacre

    Boston massacre

    Five colonists are killed by the british at the ''Boston massacre"
  • Boston Tea Act

    Boston Tea Act

    Boston tea act is passed.Colonists respond with the boston tea party.
  • Declaration of independence

    Declaration of independence

    ''We must all hang together or assuredly we shall all hang separately.''
  • The articles of confederation

    The articles of confederation

    This article created a structure that more closely resembled and alliance of indepenet states and government of the people
  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion

    The states taxed one anothers goods and evn banned some trade and violence broke out in number of places
  • Philadelphia convention

    Philadelphia convention

    Purposely created a single executive with very broadly stated powers