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May 6, 1215
Magna Carta
On this day the Magna Carta was signed, making it so the King of Britian did not have absolute power over the Thirteen Colonies. -
Jan 1, 1300
Parliament
The Bicameral parliament was created in england -
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688 was the overthrow of King James II. -
English Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights laid out basic rules and limited power. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was where the colonists refused to return three British ships full of taxed tea. They detroyed the tea by throwing it into the harbor. Reasons they did this was because they were being taxed too much, the Parliaments authority over them, and the King having power over them. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was made to free the colonies from British rule completely. -
Articles
The Articles of Confederation were approved but three problems were that Congress could not draft an army, there was no chief executive, and the states could not tax citizens. -
Shays Rebellion
Shays Rebellion, named after Daniel Shays, was brought on by many things, financial difficulties, lack of hard currency, harsh government policies and many more things. -
The Great Compromise
Also known as the Conneticut Compromise, The Great Compromise was an agreement between all the states on a representation and legislative structure. -
Anti-Federalists and Federalists
America divided into two groups based on whether or not they wanted the constitution. -
Ratifying the Constitution
On this day the United States Constitution was ratifyed. -
Constitutional Convention
The Convention took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America.
