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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
It established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute and guaranteed trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility. -
Petition of Right
It is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing. -
English Bill of Rights
It limited the power of the English sovereign and was written as an act of Parliament -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. -
Boston Massacre
The British troops fired on a jeering crowd killing five. This is what was known as the Boston Massacre -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists protest thirteen years of increasing British oppression, by attacking merchant ships in Boston Harbor -
First Continental Congress
It was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met together. -
Second Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and soon after started the American Revolutionaary War. -
Declaration of Independence
This was the first document that was written and is still used today -
Articles of Confederation
The Continental Congress adopted this. It was the first Constitution in the U.S. -
Shay's Rebellion
It was an armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts -
Philadelphia Convention
There was a contest between a weaker presidency or a stronger, independent, co-equal President -
Virginia Plan
It was a proposal by the Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. -
New Jersey Plan
It was also known as the Small State Plan. It was a proposal for the structure of the U.S. Government.
