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Jun 15, 1215
The Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was created to make peace with the unpopular king and promise protection from illegal imprisonment, and access to swift justice -
The Settlement of Jamestown
First assembly of elected represenatives in America -
The Mayflower Compact
The first constitution of the plymouth colony which was written by separatist who called themselves saints and later called themselves pilgrims -
The Petition of Right
The petition prevented the king from infringing, imprisonment without cause, and use of martial law -
The English Bill of Rights
The Parlimentary gave the citizen more rights from the king -
The Albany Plan of Union
A proposal formed to create a unified government for the 13 colonies -
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act required the use of specially stamped paper for all business in the colonies -
The First Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was a meeting of represenatives from twelve of the thirteen colonies -
The Second Continental Congress
A meeting of the 13 colonies for the adoption of the declaration of independance after the revolutionary war
