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Period: Feb 12, 1210 to
American Revolution
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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
A charter of Liberty and political rights obtained from King of England by his rebellious barons at Runnymede in 1215. He was confronted by 40 rebellious Barons, he consented to their demands in order to avert civil war. -
Petition of Right
The Petition of Right is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that then king is prohibted from infringing. The Petition contains restrictions on non-Paraliamentary taxation forced billeting of soldier imprisonment without cause, and restricts the use of martial law. -
English Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is an Act of the Parliament of England passed on December 16th. It was a restatement in statutory form of the Declaration of Right presented by the Convention Parliament to William and Mary in March 1689. inviting them to become joint sovereigns of England. -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was a proposal ot create a unified government for the Thriteen Colonies. Suggested by Benjamin Franklin, a senior leader of 48 and a delegate from Pennsylvania, at the Albany Congress. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston MAssacre, called the Incident on King Street, was an incident on March 5th. British Army soldiers killed five civilian men and injured others. -
Boston Tea Party
Violent demonstration by American colonists. Colonists boarded vessels in Boston harbor and threw cargo into the harbor because of high taxes. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve colonies that met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia. They met due to the Intolerable Acts because of the Boston Tea Party. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the twelve coloines (except Georgia) that started meeting on May 10th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvaina. Soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. They met to set up a government. -
Declaration of Independence
Written by Thomas Jefferson, this document delcared American's independence from England. 56 men signed the Declaration. -
Articles of Confereration
The original constitution of the Untied States. It was ratified in 1781 which was replaced by the US constituition in 1789. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusettes. It was precipitated by several factors: financial difficulties brought about by a post-war economic depression, a credit squeeze caused by a leck of hard currency, and fiscally harsh government policies instituted in 1785 to solve the state's debt problems. -
Philadelphia Convention
The Constitutional Convention (also known as the Philadelphia Convention) took place from May 25-Sept 17 in Philadelphia to address problems in governing the United States. The USA had been operating under the Articles of Confederation. -
Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan was a proposal by Viriniga delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was notable for its role in setting the overall agenda for debate in the convention and for setting forth the idea of population-weighted representation in the proposal national legislature. -
New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey Plan was a proposal for the structure of the united States government presented by William Paterson at the Constitiution Convention. The plan was created in response to the virginia Plan, which called for two houses of Congress, both elected with apportionment according to population.
