Chapter 4 By msluhocki122296 Jul 4, 1200 Nobles strong enough to challenge king Jul 4, 1215 Magna Carta Jul 4, 1241 Founding of English Parliament Jul 4, 1600 Start of European power of reason writers Jul 4, 1619 House of Burgesses Nov 11, 1620 Mayflower Compact Jul 4, 1636 Founding of Harvard University Jul 4, 1636 Roger Williams founds Rhode Island Jul 4, 1639 Bishops War in England Jul 4, 1641 Trial By Jury Jul 4, 1642 English Civil War Begins Jul 4, 1676 Birth of Andrew Hamilton Jul 4, 1689 English Bill of Rights Jul 4, 1689 Birth of Montesquieu Jul 4, 1700 Colonial Newspapers Jul 4, 1704 Death of John Locke Jul 4, 1706 Birth of Benjamin Franklin Jul 4, 1732 Birth of George Washington Jul 4, 1735 Freedom of the Press Jul 4, 1735 John Peter Zenger Found Not Guilty Jul 4, 1736 Birth of Partick Henry Jul 4, 1743 Birth of Thomas Jefferson Jul 4, 1763 End of French and Indian War Jul 4, 1774 First Continental Congress Jul 4, 1775 Second Continental Congress Jul 4, 1775 Patrick Henry's Give me Liberty Speech Jul 4, 1776 Thomas Paine Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Jul 4, 1777 Articles of Confederation Written Jul 4, 1781 Articles of Confederation Ratified Jul 4, 1786 Shays Rebellion
