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Period: Feb 8, 1215 to
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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Group of barons forced King John to sign Magna Carta, inculded guarentees of fundamental rights such as trial by jury, the due process of law. -
petition of right
Parliamentary declaration of the rights and liberties of the people, assented to by Charles I in the beginning of his reign, and considered a constitutional document second in importance only to Magna Charta. The petition demanded: -
English Bill of Rights
an English precursror of the constitution Magna Carta -
Albany Plan of Confederation
Proposal to create a unified government for the 13 colonies. suggested by Benjamin Franklin -
Boston Massacre
supported the boycott of english goods. British troops in Boston. Killed 5 people. -
Boston Tea Party
A groupo of men disguesed as Native Americans got on three ships in boston harbor, broke open chest and dumped ships cargo into the sea. in protest of the british control of tea trade. -
First Continetal Congress
Parlament passed these set of laws. It punished the coloniest for the troubles in boston. they were called the intolerable acts in American. they promted wide spread calls for meetinf of the colonies, delgetes from every colony met, they dicussed the worseing situation they sent a delceration of rights protesting britian Colonial policies -
Second Continental Congress
Reacted to the decleration of rights.met in philadelphia on May 10, 1775. -
Declaration of Independence
declared that the 13 colonies wanted to be independant -
Articles of Confederation
The nations first consitution. It proved to be too weak to rule the US effectively -
Shay's Rebellion
A series of events in western Massachusetts, The states taxed goods and printed there own money, many of the small farmers began to lose their land for lack of payment. Daniel Shays led a armed uprising that forced state judges to close the court. -
Virgina Plan
Largely the work, of Madison was presented by Randolph. It called for a new government with three seperate branches, legislative, exceutive and, judicial. -
New Jersy Plan
a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention -
Philadephia Convention
Several of old farmers agreed with Roger Sherman of conneticut who established a exective chosen independdntly of congres and distinct powers
