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Sep 19, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was a paperseeking protection against heavy-handed and arbitary acts by the king. -
The Petition of Right
If you wanted more money and parliament refused you had to sign the Petition of Right. -
English Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is an Act of the Parliament of England passed It on December 16,1689 was a restatement in statutory form of the Declaration of Right presented by the Convention Parliament to William and Mary -
Boston Massacre
was an incedent in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others. British troops had been stationed in Boston, capital of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, -
Boston Tea Party
after officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts -
New Jersey Plan
was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention
