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English Bill of Rights
First ten ammendments -
Magna Carta
Stated that no man, rank or blood was exempt from the law. -
Petition of Right
Petition made to give all men certain unalienable rights -
Albany Plan of Union
Plan of union for the 13 colonies founded by Benjamin Franklin -
Boston Massacre
Revolt in Boston that ended in the miltia massacring of civilians -
Boston Tea Party
Civilians dressed as Indians tossed barrels of tea in the harbor. -
First Continental Congress
The first, congress of the continentals. -
Second Continental Congress
Convention to found the Declaration of Independance -
Declaration of Independence
The document that stated our final independence from Great Britain -
Articles of Confederation
Articles stating the union of all the states. -
Shays Rebellion
A rebellion of civilians against a government they thought was unjust. -
Philadelphia Convention
Convention which founded the Constitution -
New Jersey Plan
Unsuccessful plan proposing one legislative house with representation. -
Virginia Plan
An unsuccessful plan proposing two legislative houses with proportional representation, and choosing the executive and judicial branches.
