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The Magna Carta was and still is a very famous document that was presented by King John of England to solve a political crisis. The Magna Carta established that everyone, the king included, had to follow the law.
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The English Bill of Rights was an act created by English Parliament. It's use was to separate the powers, limit the king and queen's powers, and boost democratic power.
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The Albany Plan of Union was an idea to place the British American northern colonies under a central government. On July 10, all 7 of the colonies adopted the plan.
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The Boston Massacre took place because patriots got tired of British soldiers always being in their town. Therefore, they three things at the soldiers ending with several colonists being killed.
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The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that was done by the Sons of Liberty. They dumped British tea into the harbor to show that they were not going to tolerate growing British oppresion.
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The Second Continental Congress worked together all throughout the Revolutionary War. They mad decisions such as when and where to attack the British.
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The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States. They also established a central government.
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Shay's Rebellion was an armed uprising. This started because poor farmers were in very high debt, and many of them lost their farms.
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Representatives from each state attended the Philadelpia Convention.
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The Virginia Plan was an idea that proposed a strong central government. The government consisted of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
