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Feb 1, 1215
magna carta
Peace treaty that limited the kings power. -
petition of right
is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is an English precursor of the Constitution, along with the Magna Carta and the Petition of Right. The English Bill of Rights limited the power of the English sovereign -
Albany Plan of Union
a proposal to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin, then a senior leader (age 48) and a delegate from Pennsylvania -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars -
Boston Tea Party
a group of colonists protest thirteen years of increasing British oppression, by attacking merchant ships in Boston Harbor. In retaliation, the British close the port, and inflict even harsher penalties. -
First Continental Congress
was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. -
second continental congress
was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Declaration of Independence
announced that the thirteen American colonies,[2] then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent sovereign states -
Articles of Confederation
The first constitution of the United States -
shay's Rebellion
was an armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts (mostly in and around Springfield) during 1786 and 1787 -
Virginia plan
was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. -
Philadelphia Convention
to address problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain. -
New Jersey Plan
was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787.
