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The first document given to a King of England to limit his powers by law and protect their privileges. The Magna Carta was very important in the colonization of America.
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It was declaration of the rights of the people, given by Charles the First. The Petition of Rights is one of the four great documents of British liberty.
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It was an addition of the Constitution that states rights of the people. It states certain inalienable civil and political rights.
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It was an idea to create a government for the thirteen colonies.
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The day British soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others during a protest. THe soldiers as punishment for manslaughter, was to received was a branding on their hand.
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A group of colonists boarded a few Bitish ships and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor. The event was to rebel against the bitish's Tea Act.
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It was a convention of delegates from the twelve colonies. It was called upon after the punishment from the british was given after the Bosten Tea Party.
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A convention of people from the thirteen colonies after war from the American Revolutionary War. It managed the colonial war effort and moved towards independence.
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A docment announcing the Independence of the 13 colonies from Britain. Siging such a document was punishable by death by Bitish law.
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an agreement with the 13 states that set the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states. It also erved as the first constitution.
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It was an uprising that took place in Massachusetts. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays who was a vet of the Revolutionary War.
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A Convention gathered in Philadelphia to create the Articles of Confederation. The plan was drafted by James Madison.
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A gathering to address problems in governing the US. George Washington presided over the Convention.
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The New Jersey Plan was an idea to have one vote per state representation. The idea was presented by James Madison and Edmund Randolph
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