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Period: Jan 1, 1200 to
The Develoment of the U.S. Constitution
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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Allowed people some basic rights -
May 24, 1295
Parliment Begins
Model Parliament of Edward I : knights and burgesses from English shires and towns summoned. First representative parliament -
House of Burgesses
The first representative democratic house of parliment in the Americas -
Mayflower Compact
Allowed the Pilgrims to set up a basic government -
Glorious Revolution
Established Parliment over the King -
English Bill of Rights
Allowed the people of Britain to have certain rights -
Common Law
Allowed people to be tried before being put into jail -
Stamp Act
Put taxes on all stamps -
Intolerable Acts
acts that britian used to bring the colonies back under their control -
First Continental Congress
The First congress of america -
Second Continental Congres
The second meeting of congress -
Articles of confederation
the document that legally made the 13 colonies america -
Shays' Rebellion
an uprising led by a former militia officer that protested foreclosed farms and homes -
Constitutional Convention
addressed problems in the government of the US -
Great Compromise
created the 2 houses of government -
Federalist Papers
85 page document that ratified the US consitution -
Constitution ratified by 2/3 of the states
made the consitution the US a legal document -
Bill of Rights
Gave the people rights, based on the english bill of rights, common law, and the magna carta
