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The Magna Carta is also called "the Great Charter of the Liberty." It is/was a charter agreed by King John of England at Runnymede.
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The Petition of Right is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties. The king was not allowed to infringe upon these liberties.
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The English Bill of Rights was a almost a preview for the Constitution. The English Bill of Rights limited the power of the English sovereign, and was written as an act of Parliament.
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The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. Representatives from seven of the British North American colonies adopted the plan.
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The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars. Tensions between American colonies had been growing, which caused this to happen.
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The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States. Not all 13 states did not ratify till March of 1781 though.
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A group of colonists protested 13 years of increasing British opression. They attacked merchant ships at Boston Harbor, wich made them close the port.
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The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the colonies. They met in 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia.
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The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the 13 Colonies that started meeting. This took place in the summer soon after the warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun.
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This stated that the 13 colonies at war considered themselves induvidual states. They were no longer part of the British Empire.
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Shays ' Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts. Some historians believe "fundamentally altered the course of United States' history."
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This event took place to adress governing problems in the United States. Although the Convention was intended to revise the Articles of Confederation, the "chiefs" wanted to create a whole new government compared to just fixing the one they already had.
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The Virginia Plan is also known as the Randolph Plan. It was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch.
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The New Jersey Plan is also known as the Small State Plan. It was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson.
