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Magna Carta
The Magna Carta is Latin for "Great Charter". It set down rights which became part of English law and which are now the foundation of the constitution of all countries which speak English. It did not grant any new rights, but it did protect existing rights in writing -
Petition of Right
The Petition exhibited to his Majesty by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, concerning divers Rights and Liberties of the Subjects, with the King's Majesty's royal answer thereunto in full Parliament -
Eniglish Bill of Rights
An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown -
Albany Plan of Union
This popular woodcut was seen often during the later colonial era, and urged the colonists to overcome their parochial interests and form a strong union. Not until the Revolution, however, did unity outweigh long-standing suspicions. -
Boston Massacre
british army killed five civilians witch didnt go over will in the publics eyes March 5, 1770 -
Boston Tea Party
people got on a boat and threw the tea over borad dressed as indians because the price of tea was to high and it didnt go over well in there eyes -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from all thirteen colonies met in 1774 in Philadelphia to discuss responses to increased British oppression -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress started on May 10, 1775. The delegates of the 13 colonies gathered in Philadelphia to discuss their next steps. -
Declaration of Independence
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument -
Articles of Confederations
The Articles of Confederation was the original binding document of the United States and served as the supreme law of the land from March 1, 1781 until the ratification of the United States Constitution (on June 21, 1788). -
Shay's Rebellion
it was the fiercest outbreak of discontent in the early republic -
Philadelphia Convention
now often referred to as the Constitutional Convention, was a meeting held in 1787 by delegates from the 13 states that then comprised the United States -
New Jersey Plan
a proposal for the US Constitution. It was focused on insuring that small states got an equal share of representation in the government. -
the virginia plan
the Virginia Plan was the idea that opposed the New-Jersey Plan in that it expressed the idea that representation for the New Legislature should be based off of population (which would favor larger states) rather than have equal representation for the states
