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Period: Jan 1, 1200 to
Timeline
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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
An English Charter that required King John to proclaim certain liberties, and accept that his will was not arbitrary -
Mayflower Compact written
The first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the colonists to set up a government in Massachusetts and forget about English rule. -
Jamestown Settled
The first successful English settlement on the mainland of North America, named after King James I of England. -
Petition of Right
Parliament passed the Petition of Right in 1628 in response to King Charles I and many of his violations in law during his first few years as king. -
English Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights laid out certain basic rights for all Englishmen (during the 1680’s). These rights continue to apply today, not only in England, but in each of the jurisdictions of the Commonwealth as well. -
Stamp Act
An act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain which required all legal documents, permits, commercial contracts, almanacs, newspapers, wills, pamphlets, and playing cards in the American colonies to carry a tax stamp -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of five laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Britain's colonies in North America. The acts caused colonists to fight back against England. The Intolerable acts were a very important in the development of America. -
American Revolution Begins
The political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire and later became The United States of America. -
Boston Tea Party
The Tea Party was the culmination of a resistance movement throughout British America against the Tea Act, which had been passed by the British Parliament in 1773. The resistance was when the colonists dumped all the tea into the Boston Harbor. -
First Constitutional Congress
A convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies which was called in response to the passage of the Coercive Acts -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that managed the colonial war effort and eventually adopted The Declaration of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence
A statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies were now independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
Articles of Confederation
The first constitution of the United States of America and specified how the national government was to operate. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when 5 civilians were killed by British troops on March, 5, 1770; this lead to the rebellion of some of the British colonies. Which then lead to the American Revolutionary War. -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan was proposed by Benjamin Franklin, it was an early attempt at forming a union of the colonies under one government. -
Shay’s Rebellion
An armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts named after Daniel Shay, the leader of the rebels made up of poor farmers. -
Philadelphia Convention
The Philadelphia Convention was to address problems in governing the United States of America. -
Constitution Convention
The Constitution Conventionwas to address problems in governing the United States of America. -
Connecticut Compromise
An agreement between large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The agreement stated that resulted in the current United States Senate and House of Representatives.
