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A document signed by the Barons of Midevil England and King John. The Magna Carta protected against the aribitrary taking of life, liverty or property.
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A constitutional document setting out a specific laws and liberties.
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This documrent prohibited abuse of power by monarchs and parliment. included guarantees of rights to the people.
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A proposal by Benjamin Franklin to create a unified government for the thirteen colonies.
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A rebiolous street fight between a patriot mob and a squad of british soldiers.
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A group of colonists protesting British oppresion. They attacked merchant ships in the Boston Harbor.
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Drafted by Thomas Jefferson to be the document declaring the United States independence from England and stateing the powers of the people.
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A meeting between delagates from the thirteen colonies to discuss solutions to provide unity.
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The Second Continental Congress started during year 1775 when the revolutionary war started and things were going bad.
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The Article of Confederation was adopted by the Continental Congress. The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments.
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The protest of Farmers against state and local enforcement to reduces the tax collections and judgements for debt.
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Written by James Madison calling for the separation of powers among the three branches of government. Executive, Legislative and Judicial.
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A convention held in Philidelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation into a more powerful document.
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Was a proposal of how to structure the United States Government.
