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Jan 30, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta is a document that King John of England was forced into signing. The purpose of the Magna Carta was to curb the King. -
Petition Plan
A statement of civil liberties sent by the English Parliament to Charles I. Refusal by Parliament to finance the king's unpopular foreign policy had caused his government to exact forced loans and to quarter troops in subjects' houses as an economy measure. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights limited the power of English sovereign. It limited the right to raise money through taxation to Parliament. -
Albany Plan of Union
Formation of a strong union of the colonies under one single government and direction. It was purposed by Benjamin Franklin. -
Boston Massacre
Five men were murdered in Boston Town by British soldiers. 4 was killed, and 20 were wounded. -
Boston Tea Party
Patriots overthrew 342 chest of tea. -
First Continental Congress
Definition: Two groups of people from all over the 13 Colonies who came together to discuss liberty. They came together to act together in response to the Intolerable Acts. -
Second Continental Congress
British stormed Boston in an attempt to arrest the patriots that publicly voiced their grievances against the crown. Was the drafting of the U.S. Declaration of Independence -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument. -
Article Of Confederation
The first constitution of the United States. Not official until ratifacation of all 13 states. -
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Shay's Rebellion
A little rebellion was an armed revolt led by Daniel Shays. The significance of Shays’s Rebellion was that it tested the institutions of the fledgling United States -
Philadephia Convection
The Articles gave Congress virtually no power to regulate domestic affairs-no power to tax, no power to regulate commerce. -
New Jersey Plan
Called for two houses of congress. This plan was created in response to the Virginia plan. -
Virginia Plan
The plan traced the broad outlines of what would become the U.S. Constitution. The Virginia Plan went through several revisions before it was finalized.
