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Magna Carta
The royal charter of politcal rights given to rebellious English barons by King John -
Jamestown Settled
The Pilgrims first settled into Jamestown -
Mayflower Compact Written
It was the first document written document of government in the Plymouth Colony. -
Petition of Right
Document second in importance to the Magna Carta -
English Bill of Rights
Precursor of the Constitution. It limited the power of the English Rule. -
Boston Massacre
When British soldiers killed five men and injured six others. -
Albany Plan of Union
Proposal suggested by Benjaman Franklin to unite the 13 colonies. -
Stamp Act
American Colonists were required to pay tax on all paper printed -
Boston Tea Party
When Boston citizens dressed as indians and raided tea ships and threw all of the tea overboard. -
Intolerable Acts
Patriot name for the laws passed after the Boston Tea Party in 1774 -
First Continental Congress
Convention of delegates from only 12 colonies because Georgia was not present. -
American Revolution Begins
The "Shot Heard 'round the World" begins the American Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress
Convention of delegates fro all 13 colonies. -
Declaration of Independence
Statement saying that the 13 American Colonies were no longer part of British Rule. -
Articles of Confederation
The original constitution of the U.S. replaced by the constitution. -
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Shay's Rebellion
An uprising that took place in Massachussetts by David Shay, a Revolutionary War veteran. -
Connecticut Compromise
The agreement that both large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convection. -
Philadelphia Convention
Constitutional meeting in 1787 when 13 delegates discussed the articles of confederation.
