Declaration of in.

Chapter 2 Timeline

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  • Period: Jan 30, 1200 to

    Chapter 2 Timeline

  • Jan 30, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    Also known as the, "Great Charter", A group of baron forces were seeking protection against the acts of the king.

  • Petition Bill of Right

    A document by Parliament and challened the idea of the kings right of power. Everyone was subject to laws of the land

  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights
    This document was written to ensure that the power of English monarchs won't abused.

  • Albany Plan of Union

    Albany Plan of Union
    Benjamin Franklin aimed to unite the 13 colonies for trade, military, and other purposes.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    A protest that resulted in 5 deaths that sparked the American Revolution

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    A group of men, disguised as Native AMericans boarded three tea ships in the Boston Harbor. They dumped a whole ships cargo in protest of the Tea Axt and trade.

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    It delegates from every colony except Georgia discussed the worsening situation nad debated plans for action against Britian.

  • Second Continential Congress

    Second Continential Congress
    They acted like the first US government. They also built a military, formed treatys, and borrowed money.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    Congress named five people to write up a document to write rules for the United States to follow.

  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation
    A loose agreement between all the states and keeping it all friendly in the US.

  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion
    Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led a group of rebels (called Shaysites) in rising up first against Massachusetts' courts,

  • Philadelphia Convnention

    Philadelphia Convnention
    The convention 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

    Virginia Plan
    A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

  • New Jersey Plan

    New Jersey Plan
    A proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787.