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Sep 19, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was the first document to be forced on a king of england. Its purpose was to try to limit his power for the good of the people. -
Petition of Right
The Petition of Right is a major constitutional document the stated the rights of the people that the king could not take away or infringe. -
english bill of rights
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Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was suggested by Benjamin Franklin and was thought to try and unify the government in order to have a defense. -
stamp act
The british put a tax on the colonies and no one else. this tax was an unfair tax to try and stop the colonies from revolting -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident that happened in Massachusetts Bay where a mob of angry civilians were crowded around eight British soldiers. the soldiers fired into the mob without being comanded to and killed 5 people. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a ploitical protest by the sons of liberty that took place in boston harbor. The protest was against the East India Company and Great Britains tax on tea and everything. -
First Continental Congress
The First continental congress was was formed up of twelve delegates from the thirteen colonies at the beginning of the revolution to discuss economic boycott and rights and greviances. -
intolerable acts
these are laws passed by Great Britain after the boston tea party that stripped Massachusetts of its governing right. -
Second Continental Congress
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American revolution begins
this is when the american revolution began and we started to fight for our freedom from the british. -
Declaration of independence
the day the united states declared independence from great britain. This is one of the most important dates in US history. -
articles of confederation
This was the agreement between the 13 founding states of America and served as the United States first constitution. -
Philadelphia Convention
the philadelphia convention was held to discuss the problems in our government at the time. -
conneticut compromise
this was the agreement after the constitional convention that basically brought forth our legislative branch. -
Shays rebellion
economic depression and a fiscally harsh government forced a group of rebels led by daniel shays to fight.
