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Period: Feb 2, 1200 to
Chapter 2
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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Was a charter issued by King John at runnymede, near Windsor, England, on 15 June 1215. -
Petition of Right
A major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing. Passed on 7 June 1628, the Petition contains restrictions on non-parliamentary taxation, forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without cause, and the use of martial law. -
English Bill of Rights
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. -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was a proposal to create a unified governtment for the Thirteen colonies suggested by Benjamin Franklin. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonist 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
Was a political protest by the Sons of liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773. The demonstrators, some disguised as American Indians, destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company. -
First Continental Congress
Was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress
Was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that started meeting In the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolution war had begun -
Declaration of independence
The usual name of a statement adopted by the continental Congress on July 4th, 1776, which announced that the thirteen colonies, then at war with great Britain. -
Articles of Confederation
Plan of government adopted by the Continental Congress after the American Revolution; "A firm league of friendship" among the states, but allowed few important powers to the central government. -
Shay's Rebellion
Was an armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts during 1786 and 1787, which some historians believe "fundamental altered the course of United States history." -
Virginia Plan
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 Constitution convention of 1787 -
Philadelphia Convention
To address problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the articles of confederation. -
New Jersey plan
Was presented at the Constitutional convention. Under the new Jersey plan.
