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Period: Jan 30, 1200 to
Events
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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Promoted peace in England and limated the powers of King JOHN -
Petition of Right
Showing England the things they want and want obliged -
English Bill of Rights
The collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. -
Albany Plan of Union
A proposal to create a unified government for the 13 colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The killing of 5 boston colonist by Bristish regulars -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty and the Boston Tea Party. In 1771, a group of colonists protest thirteen years of increasing British oppression, by attacking merchant ships in Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress
a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774 -
Second Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Declaration of Indapendence
The seperation from England is now in line. -
Articles of Confederation
Served as the united states first constitution -
Shay's Rebellion
An armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts -
Philadelphia Convention
Each state appointed delegates to attend a meeting in Philadelphia to develop a more effective and unified constitution. In total, 55 delegates from 12 states were present when the Philadelphia Convention began in May of 1787. -
Virginia Plan
a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. -
New Jersey Plan
The plan to create the government
