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Magna Carta means in latin "Great Charter". It was one of the most important document of Medieval England.
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Established by King Charlies 1. It stated four principles: no taxes would be given without Parliament consent; no imprisonment without a shown cause; soldiers cannot be put in private houses; and martial law cannot be used in times of peace.
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Was passed by Parliament. It was a restatment of the Declaration of rights.
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Under this plan each colonial legislature would elect delegates to an American continental assembly presided over by a royal governor. It was drafted by Benjamin Franklin.
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British army soldiers killed 5 colonists. It was the tension between the American troops and the Royal troops.
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The boston tea party occured because people were tired of paying high taxes. So people dumped tea in the boston harbor.
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Wanted to show a united authority to Great Britain. Peyton Randolph was the President of the group.
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A group of people who met after the redcoats invaded boston. It was a group that helped out the war.
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was adopted by the Continental Congress. It is a document of laws. it was signed by 56 delegates.
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Was the first constitution of the United States. With this article most states had full power over ther states.
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It was a army uprising. It was named after Daniel Shay who was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War.
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Was drafted by James Madison. Proposed a strong central government composed of 3 branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
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Was convention of delegates because of trouble between existing confederate states. George Washington was elected president of the convention.
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Was a counterproposal to the Virgina Plan made by William Patterson.Was a reshaping of the Articles of Confederation.
