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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
It recognized the right of Englishmen to be consulted on the levying of taxes and have their rights to be protected by a jury of their peers. It was the Basis of the English Parliamentary and Judicial Systems. It guaranteed the people certain rights and made the king stuck with certain laws. It was orgninally issued by King John of England. Most of the 63 claused that were granted by King John dealt with gievances relating to his rule.
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England comes to U.S.
England came first and created Jamestown. It was the first attempt for settling in the New World for England in 1607. Then Plymouth was created in 1619. It was created for religious purposes. Piligrams came to Plymouth searching for religious freedom and came to get land.
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House of Burgesses
In Jamestwon they used the House of Birgesses as a way of maintaining order and attracting new colonists. Only property owners were allowed to vote. It was the first legislative assembly in the American colonies. The first assembly met on July 30, 1619 in the church in Jamestown. At the meeting there were 22 burgesses reprenting 11 plantations.
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Mayflower Compact and New England Town Meetings
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of plymouth Colony. It was written by separatist Congregationalists who called themselves Saints. They were later referred to as Pilgrims. Male members of the Puritan church also governed society throught town meetings. Each town sent two representative to Boston.
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English Bill of Rights
This gave people the right to be consulted through their representatives, on the levying of taxes. Settlers applied this rule of law in the colonial government. It said that the power of the king should be limited by Parliament. It was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain. The English Bill of Rights was later added on by the Act of Settlement in 1701.
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Mercantilism
Mercantilism was an economic philosophy during the 17th and 18th centuries. The British colonies were the making the money for country so the British put restrictions on how low the coloniest could spend their money in order to control their economy.
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Revolutionary War
It was armed conflict betwen Great Britian and the thirteen of its North American colonies. The fighting took place mostly on North America. France wanted revenage after its defeat in the Seven Years' War so it signed an alliance with the new nation. 6,824 Americans were killed in battle. 4,000 Great Britian army troops were killed during battle.
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Declaration of Independence
linkIn the middle of June Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin had the task of drafting a formal state of the colonies' intentions. Congress adopted the Declaration of Indepence in Philadelphia on July 4. Many prominet Americans signed it. Great Britain's response was to contunie the war. The independent states claim the power to levy war, make peace, make alliances with foreign nations, conduct trade.
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Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777. This served as the first constitution and it was in force from March 1, 1781 until the present day Constitution went into effect. It was replaced on March 4, 1789. Under these articles, the states remained sovereign and independent.
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Great Compromise
The Great Compromise were two plans that were created during the Constitutional Convention to create new branches of government. It was proposed by Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth. It proposed a solution to the heated debate between larger and small states over their repsenation. The convention adopted the Great Compromise by a one-vote margin.
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Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers contain 85 letter written to newspapers in the late 1780s to urge ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The articles was wrritten in the spirit both of propaganda and of logical argument. It was published in a book form as the Federalist in 1788. The 85 letters were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay that urged them to ratification of the Constitution.
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Pennsylviana is founded
In 1787 Pennsylvania was founded by a Quaker named William Penn. Quakers believed that everybody had an inner light. Religion played a large role in the development of New England. The Church of England was established in the South.
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Protective Tariff & Checks and Balances
Protective tariff is an imposed on imports to raise their prices and make them less attractive to consumers and protects domestic industries from foreign competition. Checks and Balances is used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch.
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Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax protest in the United States that began in 1791 and ended 1794. It was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government. -
Marbury v. Madison
During this case the Supreme Court announced for the first time the principle that a court may declare an act of Congress void if it is inconsistent with the Constitution. Chief Justice John Marshall denied the petition and rufused to issue the writ. He said that the Constitution didn't give the Supreme Court the power to issuse writs of mandamus.
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Virginia Company
The Virginia Company was a joint stock company that was approved by King James I. It was used to create new settlements in Virginia. It was a business organization that investors pooled money in order to purchase stock in a company.The charter of the Virginia Company was a document that granted approval for the Virginia Company to establish two settlements in the New World and grant the joint stock company the right to govern the colonies they establish.
http://study.com/academy/lesson/virginia-
