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The Magna carta
Is a charter created by king john of england at runnymede, near windsor. It was used to keep peace between the kind and rebals. -
The Settlement of Jamestown
The other 15 members were elected by the inhabitants of the virginia colony. White men over 17 years old, who owned land, were eligible to vote. the first metting of the house of Burgesses was held in Jamestown, Virginia, on July 30,1619 -
The Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. They were fleeing from religous persecution by king james of Elbland. -
The Petition of Right
The Petition is put in place to limmit the kings power. It contains restrictions on taxation, forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without cause, and the use of martial law. -
The English Bill of Rights
Deals with constitational matters and lay out basic civil rights. -
The 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 -
The Stamp Act Congress
This Congress is generally viewed as one of the first organized and coordinated political actions of the American Revolution, even though its participants were not at all interested in independence from great britain. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on september 5 to october 26, 1774 at Carpenrers' hall in Philadelphia, Pensylvania, early in the American Revolution. -
The Second Continental
The Second Continental Congress met as agreed on May 5,1775. This was after the battle at Lexington and concord on April 19th. Sam Adams, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, and George Washington were some of the delegates.
