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Magna Carta
Charter agreed to by the King of England. This was the first document to limit the King's power. -
Jamestown Settled
The first English settlement in North America named after the King -
Mayflower Compact Written
First governing document of Plymouth Colony; signed on the Mayflower -
Petition of Right
English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties that the king is prohibited from infringing -
English Bill of Rights
Declared the rights and liberties of the people -
Albany Plan of Union
Proposed by Benjamin Franklin at the Albany; a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies -
Stamp Act
Act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised prices of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents -
Boston Massacre
incident that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770, the aftermath helped start a rebellion -
Boston Tea Party
Act of protest against taxes on tea by citizens of Boston who dumped hundreds of gallons of tea into the Boston Harbor -
First Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from 12 out of 13 colonies that met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the beginning of the American Revolution -
Intolerable Acts
Parliament reacted to the Boston Tea Party by passing the Coercive Acts. They were unfair acts meant to punish Boston and Massachusetts for the crime committed by a couple people -
Second Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met starting on May 10, 1775 -
American Revolution Begins
The revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain -
Declaration of Independence
Founding document of the American political tradition that includes fundamental ideas to help mold America -
Articles of Confederation
Original constitution; provided a legal symbol of union by giving the central government no power over the other states or their people -
Shays's Rebellion
An armed uprising led by Daniel Shays, that broke out in Massachusetts. People protested the foreclosures of farms and briefly shut down the court system. -
Philly Convention
Gathering that drafted the Constitution of the United States -
Connecticut Compromise
An agreement between all states reached during the Constitutional Convention that defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have. It proposed a bicameral legislature. -
Constitution Convention
Meeting for the drafting of the United States Constitution in Philadelphia to separate the 3 branches
