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Period: Sep 3, 1200 to
chapter 2 timeline
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Sep 3, 1215
Magna Carta
Great charter forced upon King John of England by his barons in 1215;established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute and guaranteed trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility -
Petition of Right
Document prepared by parliment and signed by King Charles I of England in 1628. Challenged the idea of divine right of kings and declared that even the monarch was subject to the laws of the land. -
English Bill of Rights
Document written by Parliament and agreed on by William and Mary of England in 1689,designed to prevent abuse of power by English Monarchs -
Albany Plan of Union
plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 that aimed to unite the 13 colonies for trade, military, and other purposes; the plan was turned down by the colonies and the crown -
Boston Massacre
Brittish troops open fired on a crowd protesting the new laws -
Boston Tea Party
The colonist rebel against the stamp act by dumping an entire shipload of tea into the boston harbour -
First Continental Congress
it was a convention of delegates from twelve colonies to act against the intolerable act -
Second Continental Congress
It was a convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies that started meeting on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Decleration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the 13 American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. Instead they formed a union that would become a new nation—the United States of America. -
Articles of Confedretion
plan of government adopted by the Continental Congress after the American Revolution; established "a firm league of friendship" among the States, but allowed few important powers to the central government -
Shay's Rebellion
an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and one of the rebel leaders. -
Philadelphia Convention
It addressed problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain. -
Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan (also known as the Randolph Plan, after its sponsor, or the Large-State Plan) was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. -
New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey Plan (also widely known as the Small State Plan or the Paterson Plan) was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787.
