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Magna Carta
It required King John of England to proclaim certain liberties and accept that his will was not arbitrary. -
Jamestown settled
A village on the James river in Virginia. It was the sight of the first permanent settlement in America -
Mayflower Compact written
First governing document of Plymouth colony written by the colonists. The document insured peace between the colonists. -
Petitionof Right
Major English constitutional document that sets out liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing. -
English Bill of Rights
A document written by Parliament, agreed upon by William and Mary of England in 1689. It was desinged to prevent abusive power by English monarchs. This formed the basics for much of American government and politics today. -
Albany Plan of Union
Proposed by Benjamin Franklin, early attempt at forming a union of the colonies under one government. -
Stamp Act
This was an direct imposed by the British Parliment on colonies of British America. The act required that printed materials in the colonies be produced on stambed paper produced in London and carrying an embossed revenue stamp. -
Boston Massacre
5 men were killed by British redcoats, helped spark the rebellion in some of the British American Colonies, which culminated in the American Revolutionary War. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of men raided a ship and tossed the contents into the sea in protest of the British control of the tea trade. -
Intolerable Acts
Series of laws that triggered restistance in the Thirteen Colonies. -
First Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies, called in response to the passage of the Intolerable Acts by the British Parliament. -
First Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies,called in response to the passage of the Intolerable Acts by the British Parliament. -
American Revolution begins
Thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, becoming the United States of America. -
Second Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning on May 10,1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsyvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War began. -
Declaration of Independence
One of the major books collaborated with Continental Congress who declared their freddom as a legitimate nation in1776. This proclamation created a revolutionary movement in world history. -
Articles of Confederation
The first constitution of the U.S. and specifid how Federal government was to operate. -
Shay's Rebellion
A militia defeated an attack on the federal Springfield Armory by the main Shaysite force. Four rebels were killed. -
Constitutional Convection
For four months 55 delegates from the several states met to frame a constitution for a federal republic that would last. -
Connecticut Compromise
An agreement between large and small states, proposed a bicameral legislature, resulting in the current U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. -
Philadelphia Convention
Intention to create a new government, resulted in the U.S. Constitution. George Washington presided over it.
