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Magna Carta
What the people reassertioin of rights again an oppressive ruler -
Mayflower Compact
it was the first doc to establish self-gov in the new world -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
it was an early agreement between the colonial communities that established a representative government best on number of Massachusetts colonies -
English Bill of Rights
It outlined specific constitutional and civil rights -
French and Indian War
provided great britain enormous territiorial gains in north america -
First Continental Congress
Serve as the governing body of the 13 American colonies during the American revolution -
Second Continental Congress
Raise armies, directing strategy, appointing diplomates ad the olive branch petition. -
Albany Plan of the Union
The first important proposal to convince teh colonies as a collective whole united uner one government -
Declaration of Independance
it established for the first time in world history a new nation based on the first principle of the rule of law -
Articles of Confederation
it provided enough of a structure for the nation to survive during those 8 years -
Shay's Rebellion
exposed the weakness of the government under the articles of confederation -
Virginia Plan
it created the idea of representation according to population -
New Jersey Plan
favored giving control of the federal government to the states -
Three-Fifths Compromise
every enslaved American would be accounted as three-fifths for a person for taxation and representative purposes