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Feb 6, 1215
Magna Carta
English charter, Direct challenges to the monarch's authority. -
Period: Feb 6, 1215 to
Chapter 2 timeline
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Petition of Right
A major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing. -
English Bill of Rights
Lays down the limits on the powers of sovereign and sets out the rights on freedom of speech. -
Albany plan of Union
In the early 1750's rivalry between England and France over who controlled North American Continent. -
The Boston Masacre
Also known as the Boston Riot. It was an incident on March 5,1770 in which British army soldiers killed 5 civilian men. -
Boston Tea Party
A shipload of colonist that destroyed the tea by throwing it off the side of the ships into the Boston harbor. -
First Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from 12 british North American colonies that met on September 5,1774, at carpenters hall in PY. -
Second Continental Congress
This managed the colonial war effort. -
Declaration of Independence
the proclamation made by the second American Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which asserted the freedom and independence of the 13 Colonies from Great Britain -
Shays Rebellion
An armed uprising that took place in Central and Western Massachusetts. -
Virginia plan
A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. -
New Jersey Plan
A proposal for the structure of the United States Government at the constitutional convention. -
Philadelphia Convention
Adressed problems in governing the United States of America -
Articles of Confederation
Agreement among 13 founding states that legally established the U.S