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Jan 31, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was the first document to ever challenge the idea of an absolute monarchy. The rights the people had (only rich at first) could not be taken away and that paved the way for the rights for all people, poor or rich. The Magna Carta also established the right to a trail by jury which would become an important concept in the United States Constitution. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was an important document because it kept the colonists from living in a state of nature. Also, it was kind of the first constitution written in America, which helped the people form a working community. -
Petition of Rights
The Petition of Rights was an important document. It did not allow taxation from the King without Parliamentary concent. Also, it protected the people because it was a safeguard of civil liberties. It was important because it took power alway from the King and allowed less taxes on the colonies. -
Navigation Acts
The Navigation Act was an important law that really effected the colonies because it was one of the first major cause of resentment towards Britian from the colonies. It made all goods have to come from them which caused prices to go up and smuggling to begin. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights was a very important document because it influenced the constitution. The bill inspired many philosophies, including the inalieable rights that were given to the american people. It made sure everyone possesd certain inviolable civil and political rights. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 made it so the fronteir to colonial expansion was prohibited. This made the coloniest angry with Great Britian because they thought British rule did it to keep them near the Atlantic where they would be easily accesible. It was just another event which caused the tensions between the colonies and Great Birtian to expand. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a severe tax on the colonists . The unfair tax increased resentment towards British rule. Also, because of the taxation, ports in the colonies suffered economic loses which did not allow many goods to be distributed through the colonies. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a very important taxation. It caused an increase of bitterness towards Great Britian from the colonies. The coloniests felt like they didn't have any representaion in Parliament and refused to pay the taxes because it had no justification behind it. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a very significant event in Americas history. It was a major act of rebellion from the colonies against British rule. Also, the Boston Tea Party was important because it lead to Parliament making the Coercive Acts which caused even more protests from the coloniests. -
Coercive Act
The Coercive Acts played a big rule in the separation of the colonies from Great Britian. The acts angered the colonists so much that in lead to the First Continential Congress and radical views of separating from Great Britian. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a very important event in American history. It was when the delegates from the colonies decided to boycott British goods.This caused even more strain on the already deteriorating relationship and lead to the Second Continental Congress. -
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First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was hugly important in the separation of the colonies from Great Britian. It establish a boycott on all British goods. This boycott made the strained relationship o even more so. Also, the First Continental Congress lead to the second which ultimatly lead to the Declaration of Indendence. -
First Shots Fired at Lexington and Concord
The fisrt shots at Lexington and Concord lead to the start of the American Revolution and the separating of America from Great Britian. The shots heard round the world were very significant because it was the start of something much bigger than the 13 colonies. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continential Congress was extremely important because it was when the colonies decided to break away from Great Britian and form their own country. Also, this meeting lead to the creation of the Declaration of Indepenence which would go on to become the most important document in American history. -
Declaration of Indenendence
The Declaration of Independance might be the most important document ever written. It was the first document to establish a separation from the mother colonies. All other separations relate back to it. Also, the declaration was greatly significant to America's history because it was the paper that told Britian we didn't want to be joined with them any longer. Americans still celebrate the signing of the declaration to this day.
