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Magna Carta
Magna Carta is an English charter which included the most direct challenges to the monarch's authority to date. -
Jametown Settled
It was the first permanent English settlement in United States of America. Located on Jamestown Island. -
Mayflower Compact Written
This was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. Written by the colonist that came over on the mayflower. -
Petiion of Right
This is a major English constitutional document. This document sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing -
English Bill of Rights
It was a re-statement of the Declaration of Right. It was passed by Parliament -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was an early attempt at forming a union of the colonies. It was proposed by Benjamin Franklin. -
Stamp Act
This was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament. The act required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London. -
Boston Massacre
This was the killing of five colonists by British regulars. It was the culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonist boarded ships and destroyed tea by throwing it into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
Names used to describe a series of laws. Passed by the British Parliament in relating to Britain's colonies in North America. -
First Continental Congress
It was a convention that 12 of the 13 colonies met at the Carpenters' Hall. It was called in response to the passage of the Coercive Acts. -
American Revolution
The 13 colonies joined together to break free from the British Empire. Combining to become the United States of America. -
Second Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that began meeting. Started meeting after American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Decleration of Independence
was a statement that announced that the thirteen American colonies were now independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
Articles of Confederation
An agreement among the 13 founding states that legally established the United States of America as a nation. First Consitution of the U.S. -
Shays Rebellion
This was a rebellion in central and western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787. Named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. -
Connecticut Compromise
was an agreement between large and small states that defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution. -
Philadelphia Convention
A convention to address problems in governing the United States of America. Also called Constitution.
