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Period: Jan 1, 1200 to
U.S. Govt. History
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Jan 28, 1215
Magna Carta
The document was a series of written promises between the king and his subjects that he, the king, would govern England and deal with its people -
Petition of Right
The Petition exhibited to his Majesty by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, concerning divers Rights and Liberties of the Subjects, with the King's Majesty's royal answer thereunto in full Parliament. -
English Bill of Rights
Limited power to the English sovereign, and was an act of parliament. -
Albany Plan of Union
British board called a meeting to discuss colonial trade and the danger of attacks by French. -
Boston Massacre
The killing of 5 colonists that helped spark a war. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists boycotting the high taxes on the tea by throwing it off the boat into the sea. -
First Conteninta Congress
Was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies that met in Philadelphia. -
Second Continental Congress
Convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in 1775 -
Declaration of Independence
Document signifying the United States freedom and being their own country. -
Articles of Confederation
This established "a firm league of friendship" among the states. -
Shay's Rebellion
Armed uprising that started in Massachusettes. -
Philadelphia Convention
A convention to discuss the Articles of Confederation. -
Virginia Plan
Proposal by Virginia delegates for a bimerical legislative branch. -
New Jersey Plan
was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787
