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Magna Carta
The Magna Carta is a document signed by King John. It states that every man should have a trial with a jury and a right to speak in court. -
Jamestown Settled
An English Colony created in the "New World" -
Petition of Right
The king could not tax the people without the agreement of 12Parliament -
English Bill Of Rights
Act passed by parliament, that ensured the superiority of parliament over the monarchy. -
Mayflower Compact
Declared that the 41 males who signed it agreed to accept majority rule and participate in a government in the best interest of all members of the colony. This agreement set the precedent for later documents outlining commonwealth rule. -
Albany Plan Of Union
Plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin that aimed to unite the 13 colonies for trade, military, and other purposes. -
Albany Plan Of Union
Protest against British taxes in which the Sons of Liberty boarded British ships and dumped tea into Boston Harbor in 1773 -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax put on the American colonies by the British in 1765. It said they had to pay a tax on all sorts of printed materials such as newspapers, magazines and legal documents. -
Boston Massacre
Event in 1770 in Boston in which British soldiers killed 5 colonists who were part of an angry group that had surrounded the soldiers -
Boston Tea Party
Protest against British taxes in which the Sons of Liberty boarded British ships and dumped tea into Boston Harbor in 1773 -
Intolerable Acts
A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for its protests against the British -
First Continental Congress
The 1st Continental Congress was a meeting of a group of leaders from about 12 of the 13 colonies. This took place at the Carpenter's' Hall in Philadelphia early in the American Revolution. -
American Revolution
The war between Great Britain and its American colonies, 1775-83, by which the colonies won their independence. -
Second Continental Congress
Met in Philadelphia, PA, wrote Olive Branch Petition to King George III
King George III denied request
Formed Continental army -
Declaration Of Independence
It's America's Birth Certificate. It gives the reason the country was created and the hopes, ideas and beliefs that Americans have for their country. -
Shays Rebellion
this conflict in Massachusetts caused many to criticize the Articles of Confederation and admit the weak central government was not working; uprising led by Daniel Shays in an effort to prevent courts from foreclosing on the farms of those who could not pay the taxes -
Philadelphia Convention
This convention recommended by the Annapolis Convention was held in Philadelphia. All of the states except Rhode Island sent delegates, and George Washington served as president of the convention. The convention lasted 16 weeks, and on September 17, 1787, produced the present Constitution of the United States.. -
Connecticut Compromise
Agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
