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Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
Was a list of 63 clauses drawn to limit King John's power, it was the first time royal authority to officially become subject to law. -
Jan 1, 1295
Auld Alliance
Was an alliance between Scotland and France against England. -
Mayflower Compact
A compact written for a temporary government in the colonies until it could be improved. -
The Petition of RIghts
A statement of civil liberties sent by English Parliament to finance the Kings unpopular foreign policy. -
New England
A short lived military alliance of the English colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven -
English Bill of Rights
A British law passed to declare the rights and liberties of the people settling in the succession. -
Albany Plan of Union
A plan created to unify government for the 13 colonies. -
First Continental Congress
Meeting of 12 of the 13 conies. -
Second Continental Congress
Convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that declared the Revolutionary War. -
Declaration of Independence
It gave freedom to the 13 colonies from Britain. -
Articles of Confederation
This was the original constitution of the United States. -
Constitutional Convention
The gathering that drafted the United States constitution. -
Federalist Papers
Consisted of 85 articles promoting the ratification of the United States constitution. -
Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments of the United States constitution.