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Magna Carta
Magna carta is a contract between King John and nobles of England. King John wasn't being a good king, actually bad king so noble made him sign Magna Carta, which restricted king's power and gave nobles themselves some rights and freedoms. a. King John of England singned it. It was signed in England.
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Mayflower Compact
May flower Compact is the first governing documnet of plymouth community. It was written by pilgrims. a. There are four purposes for Mayflower compact
1.To promise to write a constitution within five years
2. To establish freedom of religion
3. To establish a new king
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Petition of Rights
The Petition of Right is English constitutional document which restrains kings power from harassing people's liberty and rights. a.No Quartering of Troops, Petition for Redress, and consent to taxation.
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English Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the Parliament of England, whose title is An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown. a.William and Mary
b.Consent to taxation,No Cruel and Unusual Punishment, No exessive bail and Rights to life.
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French and Indian War
It is a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by American Indian tribes); 1755-1760 a.France and Britain
b.Battle of Quebec, Battle of Quiberon Bay
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Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was a proposal to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin, then a senior leader (age 48) and a delegate from Pennsylvania, at the Albany Congress in July 1754 in Albany, New York.
a.Benjamin Franklin.
b.Positive
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King George III takes power
King George III takes power in his early age after King George II dies. a. As there had already been a King George's War in the 1740s, British colonists named the second war in King George's reign after their opponents, and it became known as the French and Indian War. -
Stamp Act
It is an act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. Colonial opposition led to the act's repeal in 1766 and helped encourage the revolutionary movement against the British Crown. a. Beers, Newspaper, Documents.
b.Colonial leaders were particularly concerned as the stamp tax was the first internal tax to be levied on the colonies. http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/americanrevo -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770 a.Five killed, six injured.
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Boston Tea Party
It was a demonstration (1773) by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea. a.Sons of Liberty in Boston.
b.The British responded to the Boston Tea Party by making th Intolerable Acts which closed the Boston Ports and destroyed the Massachusetts government. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable (Coercive) Acts was the Patriot name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Massachusetts after the Boston Tea party. The acts stripped Massachusetts of self-government and historic rights, triggering outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies. They were key developments in the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775. a.Boston Tea Party.
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First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve colonies (Georgia was not present) that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution.
a.Joseph Galloway
b.The outcome of the First Continental Congress was a declaration that would state the rights of the colonists and halt the trade with Britain.
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Lexington and Concord
Lexington is the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775)
a.There were a few casualties for the Colonists then the British went to North Bridge in Concord where there was a skirmish with casualties on both sides.
b.Colonel Smith, Major Pitcairne and Lord Percy
c. Paul Revere rode to Concord to warn the inhabitants that the British appeared to be planning an expedition. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies.
a.Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b.To make up with Engliand and come up with new govening method
c.Patcick Henry, Joseph Gallaway, Jon Jay -
Declaration of Independence
the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrvpZxMfKaU -
Articles of Confederation
It is the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789. a. John Hanson -
Start of Constitutional Convention
the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
