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Magna Carta
Magna Carta was the first document forced onto a King of England by a group of his subjects, the feudal barons, in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protects their privileges. -
Albany Plan of Uniton
In the early 1750's, rivarly between England and France over who control the North American continent led inexorably to what is known as the French and Indian wars. The conflict lasted from 1756 to 1763, and left England the dominant power in the area that now comprises the eastern United Stated and Canada. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of 5 colonists by British regulars on March 5, 1770. It was the culmination of tensions in the American Colonies that had been growing since Royal Troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by The Sons of Liberty in Boston, a city in the British Colony of Massachusettes, against the tax policy of the British Government and the East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into colonies. -
Declaration of Independence
This is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the 13 American Colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regared themselves as independent states and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
Shay's Rebellion
This was an armed upsrising that took place in Central western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of The American Revolutinary War and one of the rebel leaders. -
English Bill of Rights
This is an act of the Parliament of England passed on 16 December 1689. It was a restatement in statutory form of the Declaration of Right presented by the Convention Parliament to William and Mary in March 1689 inviting them to become joint sovereigns of England. -
Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. -
New Jersey Plan
This was a proposal for the structure of The United States Government presented by William Paterson at The Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was an agreement among the 13 founing states that established The United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as it's first constitution.
