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Period: Jan 30, 1200 to
revolution
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Jan 30, 1215
Magna Carta
Great Charter forced upon King John of England. Established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute and guaranteed trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility. -
Petition of Rights
s a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing. -
English Bill of Rights
an English statute of 1689 confirming, with minor changes, the Declaration of Rights, declaring the rights and liberties of the subjects and settling the succession in William III and Mary II. -
Albany Plan of Union
Plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin.it was aimed to unite the 13 colonies for trade, military, and other purposes. -
Boston Massacre
it was a street fight between a patriot mob.Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry. -
Boston Tea Party
An act of defiance toward the British government by American colonists; it took place in 1773, before the Revolutionary War. The government in London had given a British company the right to sell tea directly to the colonies, thereby undercutting American merchants. -
First Continental Congress
was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. -
Second Contiontal Congress
Was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer in Philadelphia. -
Declaration of Independence
The fundamental document establishing the United States as a nation, adopted on July 4, 1776. The declaration was ordered and approved by the Continental Congress and written largely by Thomas Jefferson. -
Articles of Confederation
plan of government adopted by the Continental Congress after the American Revolution. Established "a firm league of friendship" among the States, but allowed few important powers to the central government. -
Shay's Rebellion
was an armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts (mostly in and around Springfield) during 1786 and 1787, which some historians believe "fundamentally altered the course of United States' [sic] history." -
Viginia Plan
also known as the Randolph Plan, after its sponsor, or the Large-State Plan was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention -
Philadelphia Convention
The gathering that drafted the Constitution of the United States in 1787; all states were invited to send delegates. The convention, meeting in Philadelphia, designed a government with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches. -
New Jersey Plan
also widely known as the Small State Plan or the Paterson Plan was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention
