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King John of England agreed, in 1215, to the demands of his barons and authorized that handwritten copies of Magna Carta be prepared on parchment, affixed with his seal, and publicly read throughout the realm. Thus he bound not only himself but his "heirs, for ever" to grant "to all freemen of our kingdom" the rights and liberties the great charter described. With Magna Carta, King John placed himself and England's future sovereigns and magistrates within the rule of law.
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"An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown" It was signed by William of Orange and Mary II.
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A plan that Benjamin Franklin proposed to Unify the colonies. Delegates from seven of the American colonies were there
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The Boston Massacre was basically a street fight, where some of the colonists began to attack British soliders by throwing sticks, snowballs and other items at them. The British fired shots into the crowd killing three instantly and hurting eight; two of the eight died later that night.
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The Boston Tea Party is a rebellion of the American people to the British for taxation on the tea. It was were American people threw tea into the harbor
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The First Continental Congress met in Carpentar's Hall in Philidelphia.Met to show they were united in determation to combine authority with Great Britain.
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Second Continental Congress met at State House in Philadelphia. They made a continental army and elected George Washington Commander in Chief
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Articles of Confederation was written during the Revolutionary War to make some kind of goverenment for the 13 colonies. The articles made the states and legislature supreme with no executive branch.
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Is a rebellion by farmers deperate to get paid for service in the Revolutionary War. Daniel Shay was the leader of the leader of the group.
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Written by Virginian James Madison. Virginia Plan was basically an outline of what the constitution would be.
