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Period: Feb 2, 1200 to
revlution
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Feb 2, 1215
Magna Carta
Fis document to ever limit the power of the king. -
Petition of Right
English document sets specific rules the king must abide by. -
English Bill of Rights
Precursor of Declaration of idependence, The English Bill of Rights limited the power of the English sovereign, and was written as an act of Parliament. -
Albany Plan of Union
proposal to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin -
Boston Massacres
British Army soldiers killed five male civilians and injured six others. They fired into the crowd, without orders, instantly killing three people and wounding others. Two more people died later of wounds sustained in the incident. -
Boston Tea Party
Group of people protest British opression by attacking merchant ships in boston's harbor. -
First Coninental Congress
Meeting of 12 delegates from the colonies, met to consider boycotting britian and to send complaints to the king -
Second Coninental Congress
The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence -
Declaration of Indepenence
Statement saing that the 13 colonies were regaurding themselves as soverign states, seperate from britan. -
Articles of Confederation
Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777. However, ratification of the Articles of Confederation by all thirteen states did not occur until March 1, 1781. -
Shay's Rebellion
was an armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts, which some historians believe "fundamentally altered the course of United States' history." -
New Jersey Plan
was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention -
Vigina Plan
was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison -
Philadelphia Convention
Discussed new form of goverment called the Virgina plan
