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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
-King John
-Runnymede near Windsor England
-Signing this took awaysome of his power and gave his subjects basic rights -
Mayflower compact
The purpose was to ensure that the settlers who came off the Mayflower and landed at Plymouth Rock would establish a fair government ruled by majority. -
petition of Right
- the Petition contains restrictions on non-Parliamentary taxation, forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without cause, and restricts the use of martial law. -Commens, Charles I
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English Bill of Rights
-Convention Parliaent and William and Mary
no royal interference with the law. Though the sovereign remains the fount of justice, he or she cannot unilaterally establish new courts or act as a judge.
no taxation by Royal Prerogative. The agreement of the parliament became necessary for the implementation of any new taxes
freedom to petition the monarch without fear of retribution
no standing army may be maintained during a time of peace without the consent of parliament.[7]
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French and Indian War
- British and the French were fighting
- British defeated at Ft. Duquesne, French take Ft. Lswego, Battle of Quebec, and Battle of Quiberon Bay -The British won the conflict
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Albany Plan of Union
-Suggested by Benjamin Franklin
-Never happened
-Join, or Die cartoon -
Stamp Act
- Legal documents, news papers, magazines
- Very unpopular amoung colinists considered violation of there rights as an Englishmen to be taxed with out thier consent. -Colonial assemblies sent petitions and Protests -Stompact congress petitioned Parlimentsond King. -Protest groups.
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Boston Massacre
- 5 colonies that were killed
- To enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts.
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Boston Tea Party
-Sons of Liberty
-Bristish responded harshly and the episode escalated into the American revolution -
Intolerable Acts
-Series of laws set by Britsh Parliment relating to Massachusetts after the Boston tea party.
-The acts took away the Massachusetts self-Government and historic rights.
-oston port act, Massachusetts government act, Administration of justice act, Quartering act. -
Lexinton and Concord
- The start of the Revolutionary war. -John Parker, james Barrett, John Buttrick, William Heath, Joseph Warren, Issac Davis, Francis Smith, John Pitcairn, Hugh Percy -HE alerted the Colonial militia that the British forces where coming
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Second Continental Congress
-Philadelphi, PA
- The Congress was to take charge of the war effort. June 4, 1775 Congress voted to create the ContinentalArmy out of melitia members around Boston. and quickly appointed Congressman George Washington.
-George Washington, benjamin franklin, Samual Adams -
Declaration of Independance
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Articles of Confederation
-George Washington
-Created November 15, 1777
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First Continental Congress
- George Washington, Richard Henery Lee, patrick Henery, Edmund Pendleton, Benjamen Harrison, President of convention, and Peyton Randolph -Pact to Boycott Bristish goods beginning December 1, 1776 and provide for a second continental congress to meet May 10, 1775
- Corpentershall in Philly, PA
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start of the constitutional convention
