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