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Period: Jan 2, 1200 to
Chapter 2
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Feb 2, 1215
Magna Cara
King John signed a doucment that was fundamental to our concept of democracy. -
Petition of Right
Exhibited by the kings lords spirtual; present parliament assembled concerning divers rights and liberties of the subject. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights gave english people some rights that we based ours off of. -
Declaration of Independence
Assertion of the independence of an aspiring state. -
Albany Plan of Union
Was proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. It was an early attempt at forming a union of the colonies during the French and Indian War. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Riot by the British. Where British Army soliers killed five civilian men. -
Boston Tea Party
3 tea ships dumped their offending cargos of tea into the harbor to end tax. -
First Continental Congress
A convention of delegates that meet early in American Revelution. It was called in response to the passage of the coercive acts by British Parliament. -
Second Continental Congress
A convention of delegates for the Thirteen Colonies. The congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved merementally towards independence -
Articles of Confederation
An agreement among the 13 founding states that legally established the United States of America as a confederation. The drafting started in mid 1776 and was completed in early 1781 -
Shay's Rebellion
An armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. -
Philadelphia Convention
For 4 months 55 delegates from several states met to frame a constitution for a federal republic that would last into "remote futurity." -
New Jersey Plan
A plan that would make the articles of confederation a workable plan for the national government. -
Virginia Plan
A proposal by Virgina delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison
