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Sep 6, 1215
Magan Carta
establish that the monarchy was not absolute and guarenteed trial by jury and due process of law to nobility -
Petition of Right
document prepared by King charles 1 of England :challenged the idea of the divine right of kings and declared that even the monarch was subject to the laws of land -
English Bill Of Rights
document written by Parliament and agreed on by williwm and Mary of England. designed to preventabuse of power by English monarchs -
Albany Plan of Union
plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 that aimed to unite 13 colonies for trade, military , and othe purposes. -
Boston massacre
a riot in boston (boston colonists vs. British troops fired into the crowd and killed several people -
Boston tea party
a group of native americans boarded three tea ships in the boston Harbor , dumped the ships cargo in protest of british tea tax. -
First Continental Congress
Parliament passed a set of laws ,and announced Intolerable Acts ( meeting of the colonies -
Second Continental Congress
"Shot heard round the world" , the Revolution Began. -
Declaration of Independence
proclamation of independence -
New jersey plan
an alternative to the virginia plan -
ARticles of confederation
Plan of government adopted by the continental congress , after the american revolution -
Virginia plan
plan presente d by delegates from virginia at the constiitutiona( each stat membership determined by population or financial support for central government -
Shay's Rebeliion
property holders began to lose their land and posessions