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Magna Carta
'Magna Carta' is Latin and means " The Great Charter ".
It was signed (by royal seal) between the feudal barons and King John. -
Petition of Rights
Is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing.
The Petition contains restrictions on non-Parliamentary taxation, forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without cause, and the use of martial law. -
English Bill of Rights
No royal interference with the law. Though the sovereign remains the fount of justice, he or she cannot unilaterally establish new courts or act as a judge.
Freedom to petition the monarch without fear of retribution -
Albany Plan of Union
Was a proposal to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies.
suggested by Benjamin Franklin, then a senior leader (age 48) and a delegate from Pennsylvania. -
Boston Massacre
Nine British regulars were charged during the B.M. trials. Preston and six of his men were acquitted, two others were found guilty of manslaughter.
4,000 troops were dispatched. -
Boston Tea Party
Was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773.
They boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea into Boston Harbor, ruining the tea. -
Declaration of Independence
Announced that the thirteen American colonies.
Purpous to announce and explain separation from Great Britain -
Shay's Rebellion
Was an armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts.
Fueled by perceived economic terrorism and growing disaffection with State and Federal governments. -
Virginia Plan
Was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch.
The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. -
New Jersey Plan
The plan was created in response to the Virginia Plan.
It called for two houses of Congress, both elected with apportionment according to population.[
