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Magna Carta was written by a group of 13th-century barons to protect their rights and property against a tyrannical king
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Henry III met regularly with a group of citizens for advise and help governing. Over time, this group became known as parliament and began making laws for the country.
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in 1688 Parliament removed King James from power and gave the throne to William and Mary.
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Parliament wanted to be sure that no King or Queen could ever try to take back their power and become too powerful. They created the English Bill of Rights. This said only Parliament could make laws, raise taxes, and control the army.
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- they did not have a say in what happened, 2. they were being taxed too much 3. they had British soldiers around all the time 4. They were forced to trade with Britain at unfair prices
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Split from brittans government and now free country
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1.No cheif executive.
2.No national court system.
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Shays Rebellion was a group of angry farmers who rebelled at the courts so they would not lose their farms. They were losing their farms because they could not pay their debts and high taxes. They did not think it was fair.
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The constitutional Convention was originally called to fix/strengthen the Articles of Confederation.
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Great compromise made a 2 house legislature. The Senate would be like the New Jersey Plan with every state having equal representation. The House of Representatives would be like the Virginia Plan with representation based on population.
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Federalist belived in have a strong government And Anti federalist belived in haveing a week government.
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9/13 states had to approve the Constitution for it to become law.
