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Magna Carta
Its a document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges.
It was a document written to attempt to stop the king from abusing his power -
Jamestown Settled
England hoped to find valuable things like gold and silver and increase power.
This was the first English settlement in america. -
Mayflower Compact Written
The first document to establish self-government.
They wanted "just and equal Laws . . . for the general good of the Colony." -
Petition of Right
It was written by Parliament as an objection to an overreach of authority by King Charles I.Refusal by Parliament to finance the king's unpopular foreign policy had caused his government to exact forced loans and to quarter troops in subjects' houses as an economy measure. -
English Bill of Rights
This bill limited the powers of the king and queen.
It enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech. -
Albany Plan of Union
A plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies.
The need was justified because of the necessity for defense against the threats and consequences posed by the infamous French and Indian War. -
Stamp Act
Direct tax on the British colonies in America. They needed to use paper that was made in London. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. -
Boston Tea Party
A bunch of tea was dumped into the Boston Harbor. They dressed up like Indians. -
First Continental Congress
This pushed forward the american revolution. It was the first meeting consisting 12 colonies out of 13. -
Intolerable Act
This was laws passed because of the Boston tea party. It was made to punish those who were involved in the Boston tea party. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies in America. This united in the American Revolutionary War. -
American Revolution Begins
It began when the first shot was fired at the battle of Lexington and concord. -
Declaration of Independence
It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule.
This was used later on in different documents as a reference. -
Article of Confederation
The first constitution of the united states. The document was not fully ratified by the states until March 1,1781. -
Shay's Rebellion
Protests by farmers in western Massachusetts against the debt and tax collection practices of the state's government. The farmers had been plagued by excessive property taxes leading to farm foreclosures or even imprisonment. -
Philadelphia Convention
The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation. It was to amend the Articles of Confederation. It had, by that time, become clear that the Articles of Confederation were not a good enough constitution for the new nation. -
Connecticut Compromise
The Connecticut Compromise was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
