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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Crata is Drafted
The Magna Carta is a document that King John of England was forced into signing. King John was forced into signing the charter because it greatly reduced the power he held as the King of England and allowed for the formation of a powerful parliament. The Magna Carta became the basis for English citizen's rights. -
English Bill of Rights is Drafted
The English Bill of Rights laid the path for the American Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights limited the right to raise money through penalty to Parliament. It also limited the rights of the royal family to judge and rule all. It was approved by the Convention Parliament on December 16, 1689. It is one of the tree landmarks of the English constitutional tradition. It was a result of the Glorious Revolution of 1688. -
stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. -
Townshend duties
in united states colonial history,four acts were passed by the British Parliament in an attempt to assert what it considered to be its historic right to exert authority over the colonies through suspension of a recalcitrant representative assembly and through strict provisions for the collection of revenue duties. The British American colonists named the acts after Charles Townshend, who sponsored them. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars on March 5, 1770. It was the culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, would launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston. The act was not intended to raise revenue in the American colonies, and in fact imposed no new taxes. It was designed to prop up the East India Company which was floundering financially and burdened with eighteen million pounds of unsold tea. This tea was to be shipped directly to the colonies, and sold at a bargain price. -
1st Continental Congress
Parliament yet passed another set of laws, this time to punish the colonists for the troubles in boston and elsewhere. Delegates from every colony except Geogia met in philadelphia on september 5th. for two months the members of that first continental congress discussed the worsening situation and debated plans of action. -
2nd Continental Congress
the british government continues to refuse to compromise its colonial policies. it reacted to the declaration of rights as it had to other expressions of colonial discontent with even stricker ad more repressive measures. the 2nd continental met in Philadelphia. -
Common sence was Published
Common Sense cwas made in 1776 and it challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain. -
Declaration of independence
Fifty-six congressional delegates in total signed the document, including some who were not present at the vote approving the declaration. The delegates signed by state from North to South. The United Colonies are, and of right to be free and independent States -
Petition of Right is drafted
the Petition was a request to a police official that seeks to correct a wrong or to influence public policy. Right to be able to do things freely. When you put these two words together they mean freedom of speech, press, assembly, and it can also mean no man or woman can be taxed or convicted without the o.k. from the parliament.
