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Feb 5, 1297
Magna Carta
Written to protect people's rights against a tyrranical king. It granted basic freedom and justic. This influenced our government because some of the ideas contained in it were borrowed. -
Petition of Right
Restrictions to taxes and other rights. Yet again, we borrowed some of the concepts in this document for our own constitution. -
English Bill of Rights
Act of Parliment to limit monarch's rights. Catholics were banned form the throne and rights were garunteed to Englishmen. We borrowed ideas from this as well. -
Albany Plan of Union
A plan originally created to unify the American colonies. It was created to centralize government. Their slogan was Join or Die and Don't Terad on Me, also a great Metallica song! This was one of the firsts organized ideas of American unification. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers killed five colonists and sparke danger and resentment. The resentment started with the tax issues and grew with tis issue.This violence sparked the idea of revlution. -
Boston Tea Party
In response to high tea taxes, colonists dressed as Indians and dumped tea into the ocean. It was seen as a spark to the American Revolution. -
First Continental Congress
Meeting of delagates from 12 of the 13 colonies. They met to discuss their grievances and petion the king for answers. This was a presurser to our congress. -
Second Contenintal Congress
A meeting of delagates from the 13 colonies in Philedelphia. They met after the start of the Revolutionary war to discuss government. Important because they made rules for government. -
Declaration of Independance
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, this document told the king that America was to become indepentent. This was obviously important because it declared our freedom from England. -
Articles of Confederation
The first constitution of America.Signed by the thirteen original colonies, it listed a set of rules and regulations. This was the first set of rules presented for America. -
Shay's Rebellion
A rebellion of farmers protesting against the loss of land and product. The rich people had to hire militants to end the uprising. This furthered the discontent and hatred in the colonies. -
Virginia Plan
Called for the seperation into three branches. And the creation of two legislative houses. Imortant because it set out the devision in out congress. -
Philedelphia Convention
This was a meeeting of delegates to decide how the government would be run. Clearly, this was influencial because they decided how the governement would work. -
New Jersey Plan
Gave congress authority to set and collect taxes and declared Federal Law supreme ober State Laws. Importnt because it continued to lay out rules for the country. -
The Whiskey Rebellion
The whiskey rebellion furtherd the tension in the colonies. Eventually leading to the war. -
McCulloch v Maryland
Ruled that the national bank was constitutional. One of the first times the supreme court was able to interpret constitutionality of congressional acts. -
Civil War
This war a war between the North and the South. This heavily influenced our policies because it ended slavery. -
19th Amendment
This granted sufferage to women which changed future policies. -
Civil Rights Act
This wqas passed to insure that everyone was treated equally. and too end predjudice. This clearly shaped our policies to end discrimination. -
Marbury v. Madison
This wa a case about a judge that President John Adams refused to seat. This was the first time the Supreme court voided a congressional act.
