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English Bill of Rights
an English precursor of the Constitution, along with the Magna Carta and the Petition of Right. The English Bill of Rights limited the power of the English sovereign, and was written as an act of Parliament. -
Albany Plan of Union
proposal to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin. -
Boston Massacre
killing of five colonists by British people. It was the culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts -
boston tea party
a group of colonists protest thirteen years of increasing British oppression, by attacking merchant ships in Boston Harbor. In retaliation, the British close the port, and inflict even harsher penalties. -
Declaration of Independence
announced that the thirteen American colonies,[2] then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent sovereign states, and no longer a part of the British empire -
Second Continental Congress
a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies.after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Articles of Confederation
first constitution of the United States -
shay's rebellion
was an armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts.fundamentally altered the course of United States' history. -
Virginia Plan
(also known as the Randolph Plan, after its sponsor, or the Large-State Plan) was 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 Constitutional Convention -
new jersey plan
(also widely known as the Small State Plan or the Paterson Plan) was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention
