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Petition of Right
Written by Parliament for King Charles I. This document stated that the king was ordered to obey the laws that the citizens were ordered to follow. -
English Bill of Rights
This doctrine declared the rights of individuals. It also settled the fight over succession to the crown. -
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Albany Plan of Union
Thus was a plan to place the Brittish North American Clonies under a more centralized government. A union of several of the colonies was also proposed. -
Boston Massacre
The boston massacre started as a protest against the Townshend Acts. It started when a brittish soldier stuck a young box in the head with a musket. -
Boston Tea Party
Protest where american colonists dressed as Indians and raided 3 ships in Boston Harbor. They dumped 342 chests of tea to protest taxes. -
Intolerable Acts
This marked the Closing of Boston Harbor. It also was the passing time for the Quartering Act which allowed Brittish soldiers to stay in the homes of the Colonists without any say-so.It was used as revenge for the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
Brought representatives from all colonies except for Georgia. They met to discuss their response to the intollereable. -
Second Continental Congress
This occured when the colonists decided to completely break away from Brittain. During that time they organized a militia to protect the colonies from british troops. -
Declaration Of Independance
A doctrine that states that all men are created equal. It also states that certainrights are unalienable and the government should not be able to violate them. -
Articles of confederation
The articles of confederation was a plan to unite the colonies. It created a unicameral Congress in which each state had one vote -
Philadelphia Convention
Colonists discussed the Virginia Plan. They also regulated the economy, currency, and a national defense.
