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Sep 8, 1215
Magna Carta
The basis for the principle of limited government -
Mayflower compact
The first govering document of Plymouth Colony -
Adoption of the great fundamentals
Our first basic system of laws -
Englich bill of rights
Document that will be come very important to the american colonies. -
Locke's two treatises of government
Loche reasoned that in a state of nature (equal rights, freedom) before governments were established -
Stamp act
Laws to control the colonials, stamped many things. -
Declaration of independence
A letter declaring freedom over Great Britain -
Shays rebellion
A plan tohelp the solve the states debt problem. -
Articles of confederation
Helped with the instalation of the new government. -
Ratification of the constitution
Debate that took place throughout America over the Constitution that had been proposed because it was in need of change -
Virginia plan
Was an outline of what would soon become the u.s. constitution. -
New Jersey Plan
Came second, the plan was created in response to the virginia plan. -
3/5 compromise
An effort to help voting numbers, wanted to count slaves in their actual numbers "3/5" -
Consitutional convention
It was used to address different parts of the governing in united states of america. -
Great compromise
An effort to satisfy bow lower and upper class