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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Was written by people who wanted to stop the kings tyrany. The king was forced to sign -
Petition of Right
It was created in resonse to the king reaking up the Parliament. This made him too powerful and no one agreed with him -
English Bill of Rights
Precurser to the English Constitution. It gave the common people more rights -
Albany Plan of Union
Plan createdduring ALbany congress by Benjamen Franklin. Was a plan to create a more centralized government -
Boston Massacre
It was the killing of five colonists by British soldiers. WAs glorified to gain support for separation from England -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea PArty was when a group of rebels dumped british tea into boston harbor. It was to protest high taxes -
First Continental Congress
Congress met to show thta they were all united against England. They met to make their problems known to the king -
Second Continental Congress
Convention of delegates in Philadelphia. It is where Thomas Jefferson wrote the rought draft of the Declaration of Independance. -
DEclaration of Independance
It was the document that established the US as an independant country. It wad written mainly by Thomas Jefferson -
Articles of Confederation
Articles was created during the first continental congress. First cnstitution of the USA -
Shays Rebellion
Shays Rebellion was caused by many farmers being in debt to the government. As a result, many farmers were imprisoned or had their farms taken away, -
Philadelphia Convention
It was called by congress to revise the Articles of Confederation. It was revised becaus eit made congress too weak -
Virginia Plan
Was a plan that was the beginning of ou national government. It outlined what our governmenrt would be like -
New Jersey Plan
It was a proposal for the structure of the US government. It was intended to prevent large states from being too powerful
