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Jan 26, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was King John saying that everyone including the king was subject to the law. -
Petition of Right
A statement of civil liberties sent by English Parliament to King Charles I. No taxation without representation, no imprisonment without cause, no quartering of solders on subjects, no martial law during times of peace. -
English Bill of Rights
Cut the power of the king. saying what he could and could not do. -
Albany Plan of Union
It was a plan to place the British Northern Colonies under a more centralized government. -
Boston Massacre
A "patriot" mob throwing sticks, and stones at British troops. The troops fired upon the mob and several died. -
Boston Tea Party
Samual Adams and the Sons of Liberty threw tea into the Boston harbor. -
First Continental Congress
The colonies getting their act together. All exept Georgia. -
Second Continental Congress
It was after the Revolutionary War. it was the leaders figuring out what we were going to do. -
Declaration of Independence
Our declaration that we were seperating from Briton. -
Articles of Confederation
It was the thing that gave our government power during the early years of our country. Before the constitution was in effect. -
Shays Rebellion
American farmers protested British taxes. Mostly serious in Massachusetts. -
Philadelphia Convention
Revised the Articles of Confederation. wanted a more unified constitution. -
Virginia Plan
Also called the Big-State Plan. Written by an elite -
New Jersey Plan
the plan that was agianst the Virginia plan. named the small-state plan
