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Magna Carta
is a charter issued by King John of England -
English Bill of Rights
English precursor of the Constitution, along with the Magna Carta and the Petition of Right. -
Albany Plan of Union
to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies -
Boston Tea Party
a group of colonists protest thirteen years of increasing British oppression -
First Cotinental Congress
a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met -
Second Continental Congress
was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer -
Boston Massecre
was the killing of five colonists by British regulars -
Decloration of Independence
The fundamental document establishing the United States as a nation -
Artiles of Confederation
the first constitution of the United States -
Shay's Rebllion
an armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts -
Virginia Plan
was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. -
Philadelphia Convention
The gathering that drafted the Constitution of the United States -
New Jersey Plan
was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government
