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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
In a field at Runnymede, King John affixed his seal to Magna Carta. The Magna Carta failed to resolve the conflict between King John and his barons. -
English Bill Of Rights
The English Bill Of Rights Is An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown. -
Albany Plan Of Union
Urged The Colonist To Overcom Their Parochial Interest And Form Of Strong Union. In Albany, New York, They Adopted A "plan of union" Drafted By Benjamin Franklin Of Pennsylvania -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre Was The Killing Of Five Colonists By British Regulars. BritishSoldiers Became Enraged After One Of Them Had Been Hit By A Snowball, And They Fired Into The Crowd, Even Though They Were Under Orders Not To Fire -
Boston Tea Party
colonies refused to pay the levies required by the Townsend Acts claiming they had no obligation to pay taxes.Whopping war chants, the crowd marched two-by-two to the wharf, descended upon the three ships and dumped their offending cargos of tea into the harbor waters. -
Second Continental Congress
After The Battle Of Lexington And Concord, A Second Continental Congress Met. The Congress Included 65 Deligates. -
Artical Of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation Severved As A Written Document That Established The Functions Of The National Government Of the United States After It Declared Independence From Great BritainIn. 1781 The Artical Of Confederation Was Finaly Ratified -
Shays Rebellion
armed insurrection by farmers in W Massachusetts against the state government.Farmers petitioned the state senate to issue paper money and to halt foreclosure of mortgages on their property and their own imprisonment for debt as a result of high land taxes. -
Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan traced the broad outlines of what would become the U.S. Constitution: a national government consisting of three branches with checks and balances to prevent the abuse of power.
