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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Limited King Johns power. Guaranteed due process and trial by jury. -
Petition of Right
A petition to guarantee rights for nobles. Also to make king follow laws. -
English Bill of Rights
Protect everyone's rights -
Albany plan of Union
A plan by Ben Franklin to unite the states -
Boston Massacre
British troops firing apon and killing Americans -
Boston Tea Party
the dumping of tea in to the Boston harbor because of the Tea Act -
First Continental Congress
The first meeting of the states to discuss the Intolerable Acts -
Second Continental Congress
second meeting of the colonies after the beginning of the Revolutionary War -
Declaration of Independence
the declaration of independence from Britain from the colonies -
Articles of Confederation
First attempt to unite the states -
Shay's Rebellion
An uprising in Massachusetts -
Virginia Plan
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Philadelphia Convention
the meeting to form the Constitution -
New Jersey Plan
