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Period: Jan 1, 1200 to
Events
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Jun 15, 1215
Mangna Carta
A doucument used to create peace between the king and barons. -
Petition of Right
A major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing. -
English Bill of Rights
An act that declares the rights and liberties of the crown -
Albany Plan of Union
A plan to create a more centeralized government. It was never followed through. -
Boston Massacre
It's the killing of 5 colonists by britsh soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists protest 13 years of British opresion by attacking merhant ships. After they attacked the ships they had dumped all the tea overboard into the sea. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies that met during the American Revolution in response to The passage of the Coercirve Act. -
Second Continental Congress
Met to plan responses if the britsh government had not repealed or modified the Coecrive Acts. -
Declaration of Independence
A document that regardes the 13 colonies as newly independent sovereign states and no longer part of the British empire. -
Articles of Confederation
An article that created a freindship between the states. It also allowed a few powers to the central government -
Shay's Rebellion
An armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts which is believed to altered the course of America's history -
Philadelphia Convention
A convention to address the problems of governing in the United States of America. The convention was intened to revise The Articles of Confederation. -
Virginia Plan
A proposal for a bicameral legislative branch. -
New Jersey Plan
A proposal for the structure of the United States government.
