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Feb 10, 1215
Magna Carta
Estrablished rights
Inspired constitutions -
Jamestown settled
one of the first English colonies -
English Bill of Rights
Full title: An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown
Laid out basic rights of english men -
Albany Plan of Union
Proposed By Benjamin Franklin
Attempt to unite the Union -
Stamp Act
Direct Tax forced by the British
The act required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on London made stamped paper -
Boston Massacre
Helped Spark the Revolutionary War
British Soldiers shot American colonist -
Boston Tea Party
Protest against taxes
Dumped Tea into Boston Harbor -
First Continental Congress
In reponse to the Intolerable Acts
Included delegates from every Colony -
Intolerable Acts
Helped spark Revolution
Passed by Parliment -
American Revolution begins
Starts one of Americas most imp[ortant wars
Solidified our seperation from Britian -
Second Continental Congress
Decided to go to war with Britian
Acted as de facto government -
Declaration of Independence
Declared the Independence of the United States
One of the most important documents in American history -
Articles of Confederation
First Constitution of America
Set rules for government -
Period: to
Shay's Rebellion
Attacks on courts to prevent foreclosure on farms -
Period: to
Philadelphia Convention
Discussed government problems
Wrote Constitution -
Connecticut Compromise
Combined New Jersey and Virginia Plans
created the current congress
