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precursor of the Constitution. limited the power of the English sovereign.
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was a proposal to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies.Suggested by Benjamin Franklin.
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was the killing of five colonists by British regulars.known as the Incident on King Street by the British.
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a group of colonists protest thirteen years of increasing British oppression.by attacking merchant ships in Boston Harbor. In retaliation, the British close the port, and inflict even harsher penalties.
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meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies.early in the American Revolution.
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convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun.
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the first constitution of the United States.However, ratification of the Articles of Confederation by all thirteen states did not occur until March 1, 1781.
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an armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts.mostly in and around Springfield
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Drafted by James Madison, and presented by Edmund Randolph to the Constitutional Convention.proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
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was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government.presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention