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The Magna Carta was drafted to protect church rights and to protect people from illegal imprisonment. The Magna Carta limited the power of the English king.
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The Petition of Right is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing.
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The English Bill of Rights limited the power of the king. The king and queen William and Mary accepted the English Bill of Rights.
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The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to put the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. It was never carried out, but it was an important proposal.
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Five colonists were killed during the Boston Massacre. This happened because of the heavy burden imposed by the Townshend Acts.
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A group of colonists attacked merchant ships in Boston Harbor. To retaliate, the British closed the port.
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The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 colonies. They met at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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The Second Continental Congress was a group of delegates who began meeting in 1775. They convened in Philedelphia when the Redcoats were storming Boston.
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The Declaration was drafted by Thomas Jefferson. It included ideals of individual liberty fro John Locke and the Continental philosophers.
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The Articles of Confederation wwas the United States's first constitution. It was created on November 15, 1777 and under these articles, the states were independent.
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Shay's Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusetts. The farmers called meetings to protest conditions and agree on a protest.
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The Virginia Plan was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. It was drafted by James Madison.
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The Philadelphia Convention, also known as the Constitutional Convention, took place to address the problems in governing the United States. The intention was to create a new government.
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The New Jersey Plan was a proposal for the structure of the US governent. It was presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention.
