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Period: Sep 1, 1200 to
Chapter 2 timeline
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Sep 1, 1215
Magna Carta
English document guaranteed freedom -
Petition of Right
limited te kings power in several ways -
English Bill of Rights
prohibited a standing army except with the consent of parliament, and required that all parliament elections are free -
The Albany Plan
The British Board of Trade called a meeting of seven of the northern colonies of Albany -
Second Continental congress
met Philadelphia on May 10, 1775. By then the revolution had begun -
First Continentanal Congress
parliament passed yet another set of laws, this time to publish the for the troubles in Boston and elsewhere -
Declaration of Independence
the declaration of independence was signed -
Article of Confederation
established "a firm league of friendship" among the states -
New Jersey Plan
retained the unicameral Congress of the confederation, with each of the states equally represented -
Virginia Plan
largely the work of Madison, was presented by Randolph
