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Magna Carta
First document forced onto the king of England by a group of his subjects in an attempt to limit his power. Led to the rule of constitutional law in the English speaking world. -
Jamestown Settled
Americans first English colony. Jamestown became the focus of renewed historical interests and efforts at preservation -
Mayflower Compact Written
First governing document of Plymouth colony. The document was written by saints fleeing from religious persecution by King James. -
Petition of Rights
A major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing. It contains restrictions on taxation, imprisonment without cause, and forced housing of soldiers. -
English Bill of Rights
It was an act of the Parliment of England. Invited William and Mary in March 1689 to become joint sovereigns of England -
Albany Plan of the Union
The Albany Plan of the Union was a proposal to create a unified government for the 13 colonies. The plan was an early attempt to form a union of the colonies "under one government". -
Boston Massacre
It was the killing of five colonists by British soldiers. It was due to the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest held in Massachusettes. It protested the British tax on tea imported into the colony. -
First Continental Congress
It was a convention of delegates from 12 colonies at Capenters Hall. It was called in response to the Coercive Acts passed by British Parliament. -
Intolerable Acts
Patriot name for a series of punitive laws passed by British Parliament. This picture was the symbol for the American colonies. -
Beginning of American Revolution
War between Britain and the 13 U.S. colonies. War for Independence. -
Second Continental Congress
It was a convention for delegates from the 13 colonies that met in the summer of 1775. They managed the colonial war effort and adopted the Declaration of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. It stated that the 13 colonies were now independent states and were no longer part of the British Empire. -
Articles of Confederation
The Article of Confederation was an agreement among thirteen founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. It was replaced with the U.S Constitution in 1789. -
Shay's Rebellion
It was an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts in 1786-1787. Finacial difficulties brought about by post war economic depression was one of the main causes. -
Connecticut Compromise
The Connecticut Compromise was an agreement that defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the US Constitution. -
Philadelphia Convention
Adressed problems in governing the United States. The convention was held to revise the constitution, but James Madison and Alexander Hamilton wanted to create a new government rather than fix the current one
