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Sep 1, 1215
Magna Carta
A charter of England that established that the monarchy was no longer an absolute power. It garunteed trial by jury and due process of the law. -
Jamestown settled
Jamestown was the first successful colony in the New World. England sent over men and women who faced many hardships in order to creat new lives in America. -
Mayflower Compact written
The Mayflower Compact was a written compact between the settlers of the New World. It was wriiten in order to ensure fair and equal laws for the general good of the settlement. -
Petition of Right
The Petition of Right set out specific civil liberties that the king couldn't infringe on. It set out the right of habeaus corpus and that taxes could only be set forth by Parliament. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights put assumed rights into writing. It reinstated many constitutional rights. -
Albany Plan of Union
Under this plan each colonial legislatur elected delegates to an American continental assembly presided over by a royal governor. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax enactngland onto the colonies. It taxed things such as legal documents, diplomas, almanacs, broadsides, newspapers and playing cards -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of 5 civilians by British soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the taxes imposed on the colonies by the British. Colonists disguised themselves as Indians and snuck onboard a British ship to dump all the tea into the river. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were harsh laws enacting on the American colonies. They included that Quartering Act, the Boston Port Act, and the Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress sent the Declaration of Independence to King George III. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress met to discuss the next steps that the founder's were going to take after the battle of Lexington and Concord. -
American Revolution begins
The American Revolution was the war between America and England in order for America to gain it's sovereignty. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was the first United States constitution. Under this constitition all states remained self- governing. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement sent to England that announced the seperation of America from Britain. It listed all the grievances against King George III. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion was a protest led by farmers against banks that were foreclosing on farms. -
Philadelphia Convention
The Philadelphia Covention originally met to revise the Articles of Confederation. They ended up creating the Constitution that our country now uses today. -
Constitution Convention
The Constitution Covention originally met to revise the Articles of Confederation. They ended up creating the Constitution that our country now uses today. -
Connecticut Compromise
The Connecticut Compromise was an agreement facilitated between the large and small states. This agreement defined the structure of our legislature and the representation of each state.
