Eight events

  • Magna Carta
    Jan 1, 1297

    Magna Carta

    Largely viewed as one of the most important legal documents in the history of democracy.
  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights

    An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown
  • Boston massacre

    Boston massacre

    Royal troops appearing in 1768 caused tension within the American colonies. Five colonists were murdered by British regulars.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The arrival of three Tea ships startled the townsfolk. In the end the tea aboard these ships were dumped into the bay.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    A meeting of officials to discuss and govern over the colonies.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    The second meeting consisted of their next steps after the battle of Lexington and Concord.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Outlining and expressing Individual Liberty, rights for each and every person who is an American, laws, the founding fathers.
  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion

    A post-Revolutionary clash between New England farmers and merchants