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English charter issued in 1215 and passed into law in 1225. The newer version, The Great Charter of the Liberties of England, still remains the statute books of England
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Document started by English Parliament to run up English Civil War Adressed to Charles 1 of England
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Declared illegal various practices of James II Possessed certain civial and political rights cant be taken away
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Early attempt at forming a union of the colonies Idea was proposed by Ben Franklin
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Massacre by the British troops of a Boston crowd Started the rise of colonies against British against American Revolution
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American Patriots dressed as Indians and threw 342 barrels of tea into the Boston Harbor Acted in order to prevent the payment of taxes on tea
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Called in response to Intolerable Acts Considered options such as boycotting British trade
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Managed war effect and moved towards independance Adopted Declaration of Independence
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Seperation of the 14 colonies from Britain Jefferson wrote the draft of the Declaration of Independence
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First year the Articles took place Was Passed in 1781
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Daniel Shay marched in on Supreme Court preventing them from carrying out foreclosures and debt collection. Led 1200 men in an attack on a federal arsenal
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Plan introduced by William Patterson Established the US Senate, states were represented equally
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Drafted by James Madison Proposed strong central government composed of Legislative, Judicial, and Executive branches
