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Magan Carta is Latin for Great Charter. The charter of English political and civil liberties granted by King John.
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The Petition of Right is a document that puts out specific liberites that the king is prohibited from breaking. It was sent out by the English Parliament.
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The English Bill of Rights was an act declaring the rights and liberties of the subject and settling the succession of the crown. This is an act of Parliment of England.
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The seven American colonies had a meeting of delegates, in Albany, New York. Benjamine Frnaklin proposed a plan where the colonies would be united under one.
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The Boston Masacre was a street fight against the American colonists and the British soldiers. Civilian-military tension was the on going issue that made the masacre occur.
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The Boston Tea Party was some of the Massachusetts patriots, protesting the monopoly on tea importation. They dumped 342 chests of tea and threw them into Boston harbor.
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The First Continential Congress always met at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The meetings were held to the pass the Coercive Acts by the British Parlliament.
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Second Continential Congress was a convention of delegates meeting that was held with the 13 colonies. It was held in the State House in Philadelphia.
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The Declaration of Independance declared the 13 American Colonies independant of Great Britain. This is what we celebrate on July 4th, our freedom!
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The Articles of Confederation was an agreement among the 13 original states which was a symbol for their legal union. It was later replaced by the Constitution.
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The Shay's rebellion was an armed uprising. It was most intense in the newly settled areas of central and western Massachusettes.
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The Virgina Plan is also known as the Randolph plan. It was proposed by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch.
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The Philadelphia Convention were meetings to address the problems with the government in the United States. The meetings were held in the State House in Philadelphia.
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The New Jersey Plan is also known as the "Small State" or "Paterson Plan." This plan was proposed to make sure that all the small states got and equal say in representing their government.
