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Magna Carta
Made to limit the power of King John. King John had to sign it or else he would be put to death -
Jamestown Settled
There were two classes in this society which were gentlemen and the poor workers. John Smith was the captain in charge and his job was to govern and create a stable environment. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the male passengers of the Mayflower, consisting of separatist Puritans, adventurers, and tradesmen. -
Petition of Right
A major English constitutional document. It discussed the creation and limitation of taxes, trials, and elections. -
English Bill of Rights
It creates separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech. Parts of the English Bill or Rights were used in America's Bill of Rights. -
Albany Plan of Union
Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the Thirteen colonies under a more centralized government. The idea was suggested by Benjamin Franklin -
Stamp Act
The first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British government. Colonial opposition led to the act's repeal in 1766 and helped encourage the revolutionary movement against the Crown. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was where 5 people were killed. The word massacre was used as propaganda to get the people riled up and want to make changes. -
Boston Tea Party
This is where 342 chests of British tea were thrown from ships into the Boston Harbor by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians. The Americans were protesting a tax on tea by England. -
Intolerable Acts
It was a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament. Two out of these laws were passed on a different date (2nd & 3rd on May 20, 1774). Happened as a result of the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies. This lasted until October 26, 1774. -
American Revolution Begins
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt which pitted the Thirteen Colonies against Great Britain. The Colonies won and formed the United States of America. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that started meeting soon after the American Revolutionary War had begun. This meeting was held Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
Declaration of Independence
It was written by Thomas Jefferson and many others between the months of June and July in 1776. It was adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was the first written constitution of the United States of America. It served as a bridge between the initial government by the Continental Congress of the Revolutionary period and the federal government provided under the U.S. Constitution of 1787. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusetts starting in August 1786 and ended on February 1787 led by Daniel Shays. He had four thousand rebel followers known as Shaysites. -
Philadelphia Convention
Started on May and Ended on Sept 17, 1787. It was where delegates representing every state except Rhode Island convened at Philadelphia's Pennsylvania State House -
Connecticut Compromise
The Connecticut Compromise was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the Constitution.It combined the ideology presented in both the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan.
