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King John signed a doucment that was fundamental to our concept of democracy.
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Exhibited by the kings lords spirtual; present parliament assembled concerning divers rights and liberties of the subject.
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The English Bill of Rights gave english people some rights that we based ours off of.
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Assertion of the independence of an aspiring state.
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Was proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. It was an early attempt at forming a union of the colonies during the French and Indian War.
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The Boston Riot by the British. Where British Army soliers killed five civilian men.
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3 tea ships dumped their offending cargos of tea into the harbor to end tax.
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A convention of delegates that meet early in American Revelution. It was called in response to the passage of the coercive acts by British Parliament.
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A convention of delegates for the Thirteen Colonies. The congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved merementally towards independence
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An agreement among the 13 founding states that legally established the United States of America as a confederation. The drafting started in mid 1776 and was completed in early 1781
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An armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War.
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For 4 months 55 delegates from several states met to frame a constitution for a federal republic that would last into "remote futurity."
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A plan that would make the articles of confederation a workable plan for the national government.
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A proposal by Virgina delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison
