Signing declaration of independence

Forging the american dream

By skye4
  • Sep 24, 1215

    Megna Carta

    Megna Carta
    protection against heavy-handed taxes fundamental rights
    as trial by jury
  • Period: Sep 24, 1215 to

    AMERICAN DREAM

  • The Mayflower Compact

    The Mayflower Compact
    gave right to believe in christianity . first doc of pymath colony

  • Petition Of Rights

    Petition Of Rights
    limited powers in several ways

  • Navagation Act

    Navagation Act
    put a band over countries traideing with Britian

  • English Bill Of Rights

    stops a standy army in peacetime. also rights to fair tiral.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    why people couldnt own land.

  • Sugar Act

    smuggling of sugar.

  • Stamp Act

    law required the use of tax stamps on all legal documents.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    showed the British that the colonists for trouble in Boston.

  • The First Continental Congress

    New laws to punish the colonists for trouble in Boston

  • The Second Continental Congress

  • The Second Continental Congress

    British Government still refuses to compromise.

  • First Shots Fired At Lexington

    Fisrt Shots Of War.

  • The Signing of the Declaration Of Independance

    The Signing of the Declaration Of Independance
    Its important becasue were declaring freedom from Britain & England