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Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
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Jamestown settled
The Jamestown Settlement Colony was the first successful English settlement on the mainland of North America. -
Mayflower Compact written
First governing document of Plymouth Colony.
Written by the colonists. -
Petition of Right
(No exact date)
major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited -
English Bill of Rights
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Albany Plan of Union
(No exact date)
-was served as an inspirational primer for the writing of the Articles of Confederation -
Stamp Act
Direct tax imposed by the British Parliament on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
Boston Massacre
incident that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops. -
Boston Tea Party
was an action by colonists in Boston against the British Government.
Officials refused to turn three shipload of taxed tea to Britian, a group of colonists boarded the ships & destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbour. -
First Continental Congress
convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies that met on September 5, 1774 -
Intolerable Acts
(no exact date)
Name used to describe a series of five laws passed by the British Parliament. -
American Revolution begins
1775-1783
Started because of: Boston Massacre, Boycotting, The Boston Tea Party. -
Second Continental Congress
Convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning on May 10, 1775 -
Declaration of Independence
The nation's most cherished symbol of liberty an freedom. -
Articles of Confederation
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Shay's Rebellion
1786-1787.
Was an armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts. -
Philadelphia Convention
from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
Constitution Convention
Philadelphia Convention
From May 25 to September 17, 1787 -
Connecticut Compromise
(No exact date)
Agreement between large & small states during the Constitutional Convenction.
