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Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was the first document forced onto a King of England. The charter required the king to proclaim certain liberties and was a model for other countries trying to develop their own legal systems. -
Enlgish Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is and Act of the Parliment of England. It was a restatment of the statuory form of the Declaration of Right. It lays down limits on the powers of the crown and gives the right to petition. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British Regulars. The tension had first started when the British arrived in Massachusetts, enforcing heavy tax burden -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest against the British taxes. A group of protestors got onto a East India Company ship, the company who exports all tea, and started to throw it all overboard into the Boston Harbor. -
Declaration of Independence
This document was adopted by the Continental Congress that announced the original 13 colonies. John Adams was one of the leaders pushing the Declaration of Independence. -
Articles of Confederation
An agreement between the 13 founding states of America that they were a confederation. The drafting of the articles began in mid-1776 and ratified in late 1777. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place in Central and Westen Massachusetts. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays who was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and one of the Rebel leaders. -
New Jersey Plan
This was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government. The plan was created in response to the Virginia Plan, which called for two houses of congress, both elected with appointment.
