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Jun 15, 1215
magna carta
The Magna Carta was one of the most important documents of Medieval England. -
petition of right
The Petition of Right is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing. Passed on 7 June 1628 -
boston massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five men by British soldiers on march 5, 1770. The soldies were was in Boston to keep the order, but the townspeople viewed them as a threat. -
boston tea party
took place when a group of Massachusetts Patriots, protesting the monopoly on American tea importation recently granted by Parliament to the East India Company, seized 342 chests of tea in a midnight raid on three tea ships and threw them into the harbor. -
first continental congress
in response to the British Parliament's enactment of the Coercive Acts in the American colonies, the first session of the Continental Congress convenes at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia -
second continental congress
When the Second Continental Congress came together on May 10, 1775 it was, in effect, a reconvening of the First Continental Congress. Many of the same 56 delegates who attended the first meeting were in attendance at the second -
articles of confederation
was an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America -
shay's rebellion
The rebellion started on August 29, 1786. It was precipitated by several factors: financial difficulties brought about by a post-war economic depression -
virginia plan
On May 29, 1787, Virginia delegate Edmund Randolph proposed what became known as "The Virginia Plan." -
New Jersey Plan
Under the New Jersey Plan, Congress had the additional powers of setting and collecting taxes.
