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Jun 15, 1215
magna carta
a document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges -
jamestown settled
english men and boys arrived in north america to start settlement -
mayflower compact written
first governing document of Plymouth colony. it was written by the male passengers of the mayflower -
petition of right
major english constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited. -
english bill of rights
sets out certain basic civil rights and clarifies who would be next to inherit the crown -
Albany plan of union
a plan to create a unified government for the 13 colonies -
american revolution begins
colonial revolt which occurred between 1765 and 1783 , the 13 colonies defeated the British. -
stamp act
exacted revenue from the american colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents -
boston massacre
British soldiers shot and killed several people while be harassed by a mob -
boston tea party
a political protest staged at griffin wharf by the sons of liberty -
intolerable act
laws passed by British parliament after the Boston tea party. laws were passed to punish the Massachusetts colonists -
first continental congress
was a meeting of the delegates from the 12 of the 13 british colonies that became united states -
second continental congress
was a meeting of the delegates from the 12 of the 13 colonies that joined the american revolutionary war. -
declaration of independence
the 13 american colonies severed their political connections to great Britain -
articles of confederation
The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was the first written constitution of the United States -
shays rebellion
an armed uprising in western massachusetts in opposition to a debt crisis among citizenry -
Philadelphia convention
this was to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the articles of confederation -
Connecticut compromise
large and small states reached that in part defined the legislative structure and representation to each state
