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Period: Jan 1, 1200 to
GOVERNMENT
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Jan 26, 1215
Magna Carta
Ceated to seek protection against heavy-handed and arbitrary acts by king john. It included guarantees of such fundelmental rights as a trial by jury and due process of law. -
petition of rights
the pitition limited the kings rights. It demanaded that the king no longer imprision or otherwise punish any person but by the lawful judgement of their peers or by the law of the land. -
english bill of rights
the bill of rights includes such garantees as the right to a fair trial as well as freedom. the bill was created to keep people from abusing power -
Boston Massacre
mob violence eurpted at several ports and mony people supported a boycot of English goods. During the violence british troops killed 5 people. -
albany plan of union
it was a plan to centralize the colinies. -
boston tea party
three men disguised as native americans borded three ahips in boston Harbor. they dumped the ships cargo into the sea to protest british controle of the tea trade. -
the first continental congress
the laws denounced in americanas the intolerable acts. some of the people in the congress included samual adams, john adams, and richard henery lee -
the secons continental congress
by the time the second congress ment the shot heard around the world had been fried and the battles of lexington and concord had been fought. the british reacted to the declaration of rights by expressing colonial discount and stricter more repressive measures. -
declaration of independence
was mostly the work of thomas jefferson. people should rule instid of being ruled, nor on the idea that every person is important qw qb individule -
articles of Confederation
Established a firm league of friendship amoung the states. Each state kept Sovereignity freedom and independceand every power jurisdiction and right..not..expressly delegatedto the united States in congress assembled.However it did not go into effect until the nest year. -
Shays Rebellion
Daniel Shay started the rebellion because most famers were having their land taken away from them for not having enought to pay taxes. Shay unsuccesfully attacked the federal arsenal in Springsfeild and feld to Vermont. -
Virginia Plan
called for a new government with three seperate brnches: Legislated, judicial, and executive. Provided that all stat officers should take an oath to support the union and that each state be guaranteed a republican form of government. -
New jersey plan
Congress had the power to set and collect taxes. It also called for Congress to select an executive council that would serve one four-year term, and would be subject to recall by state governors. The judiciary would be appointed by the executive and would serve for life. -
Philadelphia Convention
They ment May-September to address problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
