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Magna Carta required the King John of England to proclaim certain rights, respect certain legal procedures, and accept that his will could be bound by law.
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The Albany plan of the union was an effort to create confederation proposed by Ben Franklin. The King did not allow it.
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Congress met to consider options, including economic boycott of British trade; publish a list of rights and greivences; and petition King George for redress of those greievences.
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Was the nations 1st government that raised an army and navy, made treaties, created money, etc.
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The Colonies wanted to be independant from Britian. They desired the consent from the governed and that there was no more "devine right".
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The Articles of Confederation was a plan to unite the colonies. It was the constitution before the Constitution.
