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Magna Carta
Signing of magna carta -
petition of rights
Petition signed stating king needs approval before levying taxes -
English Civil War
War because of King Charles and Parliament -
Rebellion Conflicts
King Charles Servants rebel -
Bill of Rights
Freedom and protection from cruel and unusual punishments -
New King/Queen
Previous king was run out and mary and james take the throne -
Proclamation of 1763
natives settled west of the line -
Sugar Act
First tax on paper goods and legal documents -
Stamp Act
Repealed the tax -
Townsend Act
Was a direct tax on paper, tea, lead, and glass -
Boston Massacre
Snow attack on soldiers causing open fire on crowd ending 5 peoples lives -
Boston Tea Party
Colonist dumped British Tea into the harbor -
First Continental Congress
declaration and resolves, demanaded britain to repeal the intolerable act -
Intolerable Act
Quartering of British troops -
Second Continental Congress
Continental army , assumed role of the government -
Declaration of Independence
Signed by delegates and inspired john locke -
Ratification of Articles of Confederation
Arguments of control of the west led to states reducing to ratify -
Northwest Ordinance
Plan for Settling northwest territory -
3/5 Compromise
for every 5 slaves only 3 would count -
Great Comproomise
New Jersey plan and Virginia plan combined to make the best plan. -
4th Amendment
Protects citizens from unlawful search and seizure -
6th Amendment
Right to a speedy trial -
5th Amendment
Rights to a fair trial -
3rd Amendment
Soldiers can't stay in a home without owners consent -
1st Amendment
Freedom of expression and religion -
2nd Amendment
Right to carry firearm -
7th Amendment
Right to a Jury -
8th Amendment
No cruel or unusual punishment -
9th Amendment
Peoples Rights -
10th Amendment
Federal government only has the powers listed in constitution. -
11th Amendment
Prohibits federal courts from hearing certain lawsuits against states. -
Marbury V. Madison
Established the principle of the judicial review -
12th Amendment
President 1 vote Vice President 1 instead of President 2 votes -
Dred Scott V. Sandford
Deemed slaves not citizens and no gov. protection -
13th Amendment
abolished slavery in all states and territories -
14th Amendment
Granted citizenship to people born or naturalized in US -
15th Amendment
Right to vote no matter color, race, or previous condition -
16th Amendment
Congress can collect taxes on income -
17th Amendment
Allowed to vote for senators -
18th Amendment
Prohibition of Alcohol -
19th Amendment
Gave Women the Right to Vote -
20th Amendment
Move the term ends and begging. -
21st Amendment
End of Alcohol Prohibition -
22nd Amendment
limites office time -
Brown V. Board of Education
Unconstitutional to separate schools by race -
23rd Amendment
vote for electoral college who votes on P and VP -
24th Amendment
prohibited poll taxing -
25th Amendment
If the President is Killed vice President takes over -
26th Amendment
Voting age changed from 21 to 18 -
27th Amendment
any law increasing or dec. pay for any congress won't happen til next election.