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Period: Jan 26, 1200 to
Econ
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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
means " the great charter". One of most famous documents of the world. -
petition of right
statement of civil liberties sent by the English Parliament to Charles I. -
English bill of rights
An english precursor of the consitution. -
Alabany Plan of Union
Proposal to create unified government -
Boston Massacre
Killng of five colonists by british regulars. -
Boston tea party
a group of colonists protest thirteen years of increasing British oppression, by attacking merchant ships in Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress
a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met -
Second Continental Congress
Convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775. -
declaration of independence
the usual name of a statement adopted by the Continental Congress -
articles of confederation
document signed amongst the 13 orininal coloniesthat established the united states of america. -
Shay's Rebellion
an armed uprising that took place in massachusetts -
Philadephia Convention
not really sure -
Virginia Plan
proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. -
New Jersey Plan
a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention
