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It was the first document that the feudal barons said that the King of England should read. It helped limit his powers and protect our privileges.
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It was a document that served as second constitution under the Magna Carta. It stated the peoples' rights and liberties with the United States.
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It related to the Declaration of Rights. It set all of our rights such as freedom of speech and and says that the crown has no power over the United States.
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It was written by Ben Franklin. He was trying to form a union during the French and Indian War. He wanted the states to be under one government.
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This was an event where five colonists were killed by the British soilders. It was a result of the tension that the Americans had against the British because of heavy taxes.
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It was a protest after officials in Boston would not return 3 shiploads of tea to Britain. Colonists threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
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The Intolerable Acts was an effect on Boston after the Boston Tea Party. The First Continential Congress was a meeting between the colonies discussing the Acts.
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It was when the 13 colonies met in Pennsylvania. It helped the United States move towards independece.
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It united the 13 states into the United States of America. It was our consitution until the US Consitution replaced it in 1789.
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It was a letter written to Britian to declare our independence from the British Empire. It stated that we would become our own nation called the United States of America.
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It was a violent disagreement that took place in Massachusetts. It was caused by finacial harships and an economic depression.
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Also known as the Randolph Plan, it suggested that Virginia has a bicameral legislative branch. It stated the idea of population-weighted representation.
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It was a meeting that talked about the problems that the United States were facing with the government, They decided to make up a new government instead of fixing the old one.
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It was responding to the Virginia Plan, which state that the congress should have two houses by elections. It stated that there should only have one vote per state.
