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Magna Carta
A charter established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute and guaranteed trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility. -
Jamestown settled
Jamestown, Virgina, the first sucessful English settlement was founded by English settlers searching for new land. -
Mayflower Compact written
The pilgrims signed the mayflower compact. It was an agreement between English settlers and the Indian tribes that already lived on the land. -
Petition of Right
A document prepared by Parliment and signed by King Charles I of England in 1628. -
English Bill of Rights
Document written by Parliament and agreed on by William and Mary of England in 1689 -
Albany Plan of Union
The plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 that aimed to unite the 13 colonies for trade, military, and other purposes. -
Stamp Act
This law required the use of tax stamps on all legal documents, on certain business agreements, and on newspapers. -
Boston Massacre
British troops in Boston fired on a cheering crowd, killing five. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of men, disguised as Natiive Americans, boarded three tea ships in Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
These new laws prompted widespread calls for a meeting of the colonies. -
First Continental Congress
Parliment passed yet another set of laws, this time to punish the colonists for the troubles in Boston and elsewhere. -
American Revolution begins
The political and social developments of America's independence, including the origins and aftermath of the war. -
Second Continental Congress
It reacted to the Declaration of Rights as it had to other expressions of colonial discontent-with even stricter and more repressive measures. -
Articles of Confederation
Plan of government adopted by the ontinental Congress after the American Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation, the nations first constitution, created "A firm league of friendship" among the thirteen states. -
Shay's Rebellion
Daniel Shay who had served as an officer in the War for Independence led an armed unrising that forced several State judges to close their courts. -
Philadelphia Convention
There, several of the Framers agreed with Roger Sherman of Connecticut, who, according to James Madison. -
Constitution Convention
In mid February of 1787, seven states had named delegates to the Philidelphia meeting. This meeting became known as the Constitutional convention. -
Connecticut Compromise
Agreement during the Constitutional Convention that Congress should be composed of a Senate in which states would be represented equally, and a House, in which representation would be based on a States population.
