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Also known as "Articles of the Barons", this document was the first a way to limit power to the King of England. It was the start of a constitutional government in England.
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A major English constitutional document that gave its people rights that the king could not infringe on.
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An act of the Parliament of England in which it became a shared sovereign with the king or queen.
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The Ablany Plan of Union was an early attempt at a constitution for the colonies. Benjamin Franklin saw the need for order and tried to write some legislation to set rules in place.
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An incident where 5 civilian men were slaughters by British soldiers. Used as a rallying point for the colonies to turn people against Britain.
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A convention of delegates from the British Colonies met in response to the Coercive Acts.
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A convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that met to move incrementally toward independence after the start of the Revolutionary War
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This statement from the US colonies, announced their independence from England
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Articles of Confederation ratified creating a weak but central government for the 13 colonies.
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An armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts against Britain.
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A convention in which the delegates formed a new government for the United States.
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A plan for the US goverment to be a bicameral legislative branch.
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This is the counterproposal to the Virginia Plan. It was also known as the small states plan.