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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 was 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 people. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of men, disguised as Natiive Americans, boarded three tea ships in Boston Harbor. -
American Revolution Begins
The political and social developments of America's independence, including the origins and aftermath of the war. -
Intolerable Acts
These new laws prompted widespread calls for a meeting of the colonies. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
Second Continental Congress
the 1775 congress of the colonies that established an army. -
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
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts (mainly Springfield) from 1786 to 1787.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
The Philadelphia Convention (now also known as the Constitutional Convention, the Federal Convention, or the "Grand Convention at Philadelphia") took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America -
Constitution Convention
In mid February of 1787, seven states had sent delegates to the Philidelphia meeting to devise a constituation that sets out a plan to build a government. 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.
