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Period: Aug 30, 1200 to
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Aug 30, 1215
Magna carta
The Magna carta included guarantees of such fundamental rights as trial by jury and due process of law (protection against the arbitrary taking of life liberty,or property. -
Petition of right
Doucument prepared by parliament and signed by king Charles I of England -
English bill of right
Written document and agreed on by william and mary of england -
The albany plan
The creation of an annual congress of delegates (representatives from each of the 13 coloines. -
Boston massacre
Five colonists are killed by the british at the ''Boston massacre" -
Boston Tea Act
Boston tea act is passed.Colonists respond with the boston tea party. -
Declaration of independence
''We must all hang together or assuredly we shall all hang separately.'' -
The articles of confederation
This article created a structure that more closely resembled and alliance of indepenet states and government of the people -
Shay's Rebellion
The states taxed one anothers goods and evn banned some trade and violence broke out in number of places -
Philadelphia convention
Purposely created a single executive with very broadly stated powers
