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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Established that the King could be overruled. -
Jamestown Settled
The first successful English Settlement in America, founded for quick money in gold and a permanent foothold for Britain in North America. -
Mayflower Compact
This document gave the separatists the right to freely practice Christianity. -
Petition of Right
A major English constitutional document that states that the king is prohibited from infringing. -
English Bill of Rights
A bill that laid out basic civil and political rights to Englishmen, which are still in effect today. -
Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin's attempt to unite the 13 colonies. -
American Revolution Begins
The time when the colonies all united to finally break free of British Rule. -
Stamp Act
A direct tax imposed by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America. -
Boston Massacre
A resistance to the Townshend Acts, in which 5 civilians were killed by British soldiers who were attacked by a crowd. -
Boston Tea Party
A resistance movement by the colonists, sparked by a tax that England put on their tea. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of 5 laws made by Britain, aimed towards British colonies. -
First Continental Congress
A meeting of 12 delegates from the 13 colonies, which resulted in a compact of British goods, and providing for a Second Continental Congress. -
Second Continental Congress
A second convention of the colonie's delegates, slowly moving towards independence, and eventually adopting the Declaration of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence
This document declared the independence of the Colonies from British rule, becoming the United States. -
Shay's Rebellion begins
An armed uprising from 1776-1777, mostly made of farmers who were crushed by taxes and heavy debt. -
Articles of Confederation
First Constitution in America that specified how the government was to operate. -
Philadelphia Convention
Intended to revise the Articles of Confederation, this convention eventually resulted in the US Constitution. -
Constitutional Convention
A convention in which problems regarding America's government, resulting in the US Constitution -
Connecticut Compromise
A compromise that stated a legislative structure and representation that the states would have under the US Constitution
