Before American Constitution By HarrisWork Apr 18, 1215 Magna Carta Jan 1, 1585 Roanoke Jan 1, 1607 Jamestown Jan 1, 1619 House of Burgesses Nov 11, 1620 Mayflower Compact Jun 7, 1628 Petition of Right Jan 1, 1636 Roger Williams Dec 1, 1660 Navigation Acts Sep 19, 1676 Bacons Rebellion Dec 16, 1698 English Bill of Rights Apr 18, 1726 Great Awakening Apr 18, 1732 Poor Richards Almanac Apr 18, 1735 Zenger Trial Oct 8, 1754 French and Indian War Apr 5, 1764 Sugar Act Mar 22, 1765 Stamp Act Mar 24, 1765 Quartering Act Apr 18, 1767 Townshend Acts Apr 18, 1770 Boston Massacre Apr 18, 1773 Boston Tea Party Jan 1, 1774 Intolerable Acts Sep 5, 1774 First Continental Congress Apr 18, 1775 Midnight Ride Apr 19, 1775 Lexington and Concord Jan 10, 1776 Common Sense Jul 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence Oct 17, 1777 Battle of Saratoga Nov 15, 1777 Articles of Confederation Oct 19, 1781 Battle of Yorktown Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris May 25, 1787 Constitutional Convention Jul 13, 1787 Northwest Ordinance Jun 21, 1788 The Constitution