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Great Charter forced upon King John of England by his barons which established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute and guaranteed by trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility.
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A documment written by Parliament and agreed on by William and MAry of Englad.
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A document prepared by Parliament and signed by King Charles I of Englad.
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A plan proposed by by Benjamin Franklin that aimed to unite all 13 colonies for trade, military, and other purposes.
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It was a street fight between a "patriot" mob and a squad of British soldiers.
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An act of defiance toward the British governmentby American colonists. The government in London gave a British company the right to sell tea directly to the colonies.
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Was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies.
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A convention of delegates from the 13 colonies.
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The fundamental document establishing the US as a nation.
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A plan of government adopted by the Continental Congress after the American Revolution.
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An uprising led by a former militia officer, Daniel Shays, which broke out in western Massachusetts.
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The gathering that drafted the Constitution of the United States. It designed a government with separate legislative, executive, and juducial branches,
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A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison.
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A proposal for the structure of the US government.
