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The Magna Carta establishe the idea of limited government. This document protected against unjust government and the loss of life liberty, and property.
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The first Legislative assembly of representatives who were elected in North America.
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The first document used for governing in the Plymouth Colony.
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This document was presented by the Convention Parliament to William and Mary in order to invite them to become joint sovereigns of England.
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A tax imposed by the British on most printed documents in the colonies.
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To rebel against the British and their taxation without representation, Colonists dressed up as Mohawk indians and dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor.
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All colonies (excluding Georgia) meet in Philadelphia. Delegates debated what to do about Great Britain.
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First battle of the Revolutionary War, and the colonies won.
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All thirteen colonies had delegates meet in Philadelphia. The congress played the role of a central government.
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A document written by Thomas Jefferson explaining the reasons for independence from Great Britain
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This was a temporary agreement between the 13 founding states that was later replaced with the Constitution.
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The Treaty of Paris was the document signed between the US and Great Britain to show the ending of the American Revolution.
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Economic troubles due to the war, lead to Daniel Shay gathering 1,200 men to rebel against federal arsenal in Springfield.
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This convention had the intention of revising the Articles of Confederation however, delagates decided to create a new government rather than fix the old. Therefore, we have the US Constitution.
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15 resolutions James Madison drafted:
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*National Executive chose by National Legislature
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Compromise between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan. Big states had more vote in the House of Representatives, but small states were protected by equal votes in the Senate
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Compromise between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan. Big states had more vote in the House of Representatives, but small states were protected by equal votes in the Senate
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Compromise between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan. Big states had more vote in the House of Representatives, but small states were protected by equal votes in the Senate.
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Compromise between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan. Big states had more vote in the House of Representatives, but small states were protected by equal votes in the Senate.
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Proposal to make each state have just one vote. All states could be equal no madder the population.
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A compromise between the Northern and Southern states to determine the number of representatives per state. 3/5ths of a slave counted for taxes and representation.
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Congress controlled interstate commerce, but could not impose export taxes. (Originally done for slave trade.)
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First 10 ammendments of the constitution that protect freedom and keep the government from gaining too much power
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Rhode Island was the last of the 13 colonies to ratify the constitution. They had some of their own unoriginal amendments.
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A seven year war fought mainly between the colonies of British America and the French.
