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Sep 15, 1215
Magna Carta
It set things like no free man can be punished except by the law of the land. It was forced onto a English King by his subjects. -
Petition of Right
This document sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing. -
English Bill of Rights
It layed down limits on the power of soverign and sets out the rights of Parliament and rules for freedom of speech in Parliament, the requirement to regular elections to Parliament and the right to petition the monarch without fear of retribution. -
Boston Tea Party
It happened after people from boston denied 3 shiploads of taxed tea. After they refused the tea colonist boarded the boats and destroyed all the tea by throwing all the tea into the boston harbor. -
Albany Plan of Union
It was made to bring all the colonies in under one government. It was made in a meeting called the Albany Congress -
Boston Massacre
An incident where the Red Coats killed 5 american men -
First Continental Congress
It was made in response to the intollerable acts set forth by the British Government. It was attended by 56 people from 12 of the 13 colonies. -
Second Continental Congress
It managed the colonial war efforts. It also adopted the Declaration of Independents. -
Declaration of Independence
It declared the 13 states as Independent States. -
Articles of Confederation
It was the first constitution of the United States. It was created during the Revolutionary war and it reflects the wariness by the state for a strong centralized government -
Shay's Rebellion
It was a armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts. It was named after Daniel Shays. -
Virginia Plan
This plan was drafted by James Madison. It had a notible role for setting the over all agenda in the Constitutional Convention. -
New Jersey Plan
It was known as the small state plan. It was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government. -
Philadelphia Convention
It was also known as the Constitutional Convention. They had it to address problems in governing the United States.
