Chapter 2: 1-2 Jordyn Clark By jordyn_n_clark Jan 1, 1215 King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta Rule of Law- no one is above the law, not even the King. It established equality under the law. Jan 1, 1607 Jamestown was founded Jan 1, 1619 Virginia House of Burgesses was established Jan 1, 1620 Pilgrims signed Mayflower Compact Jan 1, 1625 Charles I took throne Jan 1, 1628 Charles I called Parliament back into session Jan 1, 1629 Puritan immigrants began to settle Jan 1, 1636 The colony created the Great Fundamentals Jan 1, 1639 Puritans created the Fundamental Orders of Conneticut Jan 1, 1688 Parliament removed James II from thrown and crowned William III and Mary II Jan 1, 1754 French and Indian War began Jan 1, 1754 Benjamin Franklin proposed the Albany Plan of Union Jan 1, 1760 George III became king Jan 1, 1763 French and Indian War ended Jan 1, 1765 Stamp Act of 1765 Jan 1, 1765 Stamp Act Congress Jan 1, 1773 Boston Tea Party Jan 1, 1773 Committees of correspondence were urging resistance to the British Sep 5, 1774 Delegats met in Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress Apr 19, 1775 Battle at Lexington and Concord Jan 1, 1776 America declared its independence from Great Britain Jan 1, 1776 Eight states had adopted written constitutions Jun 1, 1776 Richard Henry Lee introduced a resolution to the Continental Congress Jul 2, 1776 Congress approved Lee's resolution Jul 4, 1776 Congress approved the Declaration of Independence Jul 28, 1776 Jefferson asked John Adams and Benjamin Franklin to look over his draft Jan 1, 1789 French Revolution