Civics and Economics Time Line

Magna Carta/ Great Charter

Jun 15, 1215

• Issued in 1215 by king John.
• It was a last attempt to stops a civil war, but it caused the exact opposite. *This made the king unpopular. After the king dies the people, siezed key sectoins of the charter in defense of their rights
• Was presented to the United Nations in 1948 as a 'Magna Carter of the Future'.

Mercantilism

Jan 24, 1500

• A theory of trade espoused by a major European powers.
• It advocated that a nation should export more than it imported and accumulated.
• The theory of Mercantihism was protected in English colonies through Navigation Acts.

Jamestown Colony (established)

May 14, 1607

• English settlers arrived in Jamesstown Vaginia in 1607. The town was named after King James the first. 214 people sailed to America on May 14, 1607. *Jamestown was the capital of Vaginia until 1698.

House of Burgess

Mar 17, 1619

• Brought government to English Colonies.
• THey made laws for the colony.
• They met in an assembly called the House of Burgess.

Mayflower Compact

Nov 13, 1620

• Was a written agreement composed by the new settlers arriving at plymouth. *Drawn up with fair and equal laws for general good of the settlement and will of the majority.

Plymouth Colony ( established)

Dec 26, 1620

• Americas first permanent Puritan settlement, settled by English separatistst puritans.
• The pilgrims left England for religious. 102 paasengers were aboard the Mayflower.
• 41 male passengers signed the Mayflower Compact, an agreement to enact and equal laws for the general good of the colony.

Fundermental orders of Connecticut

Jan 14, 1639

• The basic law of the Connecticut colony from 1639 to 1662
• Adopted by representatives in Hartfold.
• Consisted of preamble, 11 different lawsor orders.

Culpeper's Rebellion

Apr 28, 1677

• Was the popular uprising in Albermarie section of Carolinia to protest the British Navigation Acts.
• The rebels imprisoned the deputy governor and other officials.
• They convened a legislature run by Culpeper. He was removed by the colony's proprtetors.

Glorious Revolution

Nov 5, 1688

• Was the overthrow of king James the second by Parlimentaries with William the third of orange Massachusetts.
• It was also called the Bloodless revolution. The Revolution ended any chance of Catholicism becoming re established in England.

French and Indian War

Jan 24, 1689

• Was the final Colonial war also called the 7 year war.
• Involved Austria, England, France, Great Britian, Prussia, and Sweden.
• Was known to the beginning of open hospitials between Great Britian, france, and England against America.

English Bill of Rights

Dec 16, 1689

• William and Mary signed The English Bill Of Rights in 1689.
• This document protected the rights of individuals.
• It also outlawed cruel punishments and a ruler couldn't raise taxes.

Salem Witch Trial

Jun 7, 1692

• 19 men and women were convicted of witchcraft.
• They were taken to Gallows Hill, a slope near Salem Village. Hundreds were accussed of being a witch but most were put in jail without trials.

Salem Witch Trials

Jun 14, 1692

• 19 men and women were convicted of witchcraft.
• They were taken gallows Hills, a slope near Salen Village. Hundreds here accused of being a witchmost were pet in jail without trials.

First Great Awakening

Oct 31, 1730

• Saw a growth of locally Autonomous Christian Churches Praticing decentralized, emotional Verision of Christanity.
• Hastening the American Revolution by normalizing challenges to religious government by seperating colony by the Anglicon Church.

Albany Plan of Union

Jul 10, 1754

• Was a plan to place British North American colonies under a centralized government. *It was 1st important plan to concieve colonies as a collective whole under one government.

Proclomation line of 1763

Jan 11, 1763

• Ended the French and Indian war.
• Opened up new opportunities for the colonists.
• Closed off the fronter to colonial expansion
• established four new colonies.

Pontiac'ss Rebellion

Mar 27, 1763

• Was inspired by the revivalist preaching of a Delaware prophet and started a botched attack on fort Detriot by Pontiac..
• Many small forts fell after 2000 settlers were killed.
• Pontiac signed a peace treatyy at Oswego in only 1766.

Sugar/ Revenue act of 1764

Apr 5, 1764

• British Pariliment passed a modified verison of the sugar and Molasses Act (1733) *This Act and the currency Act caused revolution that imposed The Stamp Act.
• Colonial merchants had been required to pay a tax per gallen on imported foregn molasses.
• Corruption evaded taxes this undercut the intention of the tax.
• This hurt British west indies

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

• The Stamp Act was passed by British Parliment on March 22. 1765.
• All American colonists had to pay taxes of every piece of paper they printed.
• The house of Burgess defeated Henry's resolutions. Fouguier dissabled the house of Burgesses.

Virginia Resolves

May 29, 1765

• Was Virginia's response to the British Pariaments Stamp Act.
• Was created by the Virgina General Assembly the commonwealth of Virginia.
• Patrick Henry made the famous speech that passed Virginia resolves.

Sons of Liberty

Jul 16, 1765

• A group of people called the loyal nine. Prepared for agitation against the Stamp Act. *As the group grew the become The sons of Liberty.
• By the end of that year the sons of liberty existed in every colony. *The various sons throughout the colonies began to develop a larger organization.

Townsend Act

Jul 2, 1767

• Passed by the English parliment shortly after the repeal of the Stamp act.
• Used against Americans by putting custom duties on imports of glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
• Writings of John Dickson, Adams in protest

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

• British regulars killed five Colonists
• It haf been growing the attentions of the American colonies since October1768 when the royal troops first arrived.
• They enforced heavy tax burden due to the Townshed Act.

Committees of Correspondence

Apr 26, 1772

• Were bodies organized by the local governments of the 13 colonies during the American Revolution.
• Used for Communication outside the colony.

Gaspee Incident

Jun 10, 1772

*The citizens of Rhode Island burned down British navel cutter.
* This enforcement caused the Trade and Navigation Act.
* Which led to the American war of Indepence.

Edenton Tea Party

Apr 26, 1773

*Was a Protest in Edenton NC., in reponse to the tea act.
*Was passed by British parliment in 1773
* It was inspired by the boston tea party.

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

• Was launchedby Pariliament which sparks the revolutionary movement in Boston. *It was not to cause violent but imposed no new taxes. *Philadelphia and New York colonists sent the ships back to Boston which causedissues in Boston.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

• 700 ships docked and were not allowed to leave.
• A comitee was selected to take a message.
• 200 men disguised as Indian, and dumped 3 ships of tea into the harbor.

Intolerable Acts

May 20, 1774

• The government spent great amouts of money on troops and equipment to attack Massachusetts.
• The British had lost huge amounts of money on stolen, spoiled, and destroyed goods. This will cause the to armed rebellions through colonists. *

First Continential Congress

Sep 5, 1774

• They met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia.
• All colonies except Geogia sent delegates.
• October 14, The delclaration and resolves establish the congress on the 20th the Association enforced and regulated the resistance of Great Britian.

American Revolution

Apr 19, 1775

• The American Revolution took place from 1775-1783.
• Also called the U.S war of independence.
• The British started the war France made the was international until the war ended in 1783.

Second Continental Congress

May 1, 1775

• Tookplace in Philadelphia.
• They created the continental army. *Congress appointed to conduct relations with foreign governments to ask for help.

Mecklenburg Resolves

May 31, 1775

• Was adopted in Meclenburg country NC. by Mecklenburg committee of safety. *Proclaimed that all laws orginating from the king or parliament.

Halifax Resolves

Apr 12, 1776

• Passed by the fourth provincial congress of NC. *NC. delegates introduced a resolution to the congress.
• The resolution called for a declaration of independence which was presented to congress.

Declaration of Indepence

Jul 4, 1776

• Americans continuely for their rights as subjects of the British crown
• The movement for Independence from Britian had grow, delegates of continental congress were forced tovote on the issue. *Was written by John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin. The documnet was adopted on July 4th.
• The Declaration of Indepence is known as the birth of American Indepence.

Articles of Confederation

Nov 27, 1777

• Was written by the continential congress during the Revolutionary war
• The Articles of Confederation was written to give colonies some sense of unified government.

Federalists / Anti Federalists papers

Mar 1, 1781

• The federalist papers originated in debate over the ratification of the U.S constitution.
• The ratification of the constitution required ratification by nine states before it took effect.
• The people in favor were federalists people who wasn't were anti federalists.

Treaty of Paris 1783

Sep 3, 1783

• Was the treaty that ended the Revolutionary war.
• Signed in paris by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay.

Landn Ordinance of 1785

May 20, 1785

• A law passed by congress that allowed sales of land in the Northwest territory.
• It set up standards for land sale and became precedents.

Shay's Rebellion

Aug 21, 1786

• Farmers in Massachusetts were against the state government.
• When the state fails to under take reform armed insugents. Berkshire Hills and Connecticut Valley leadership of Daniall Shays.

Land ordinance of 1787

Apr 27, 1787

• Was a land agreement which created the Northwest territory.
• This made it where the United States couldn't expand great lakes.

Constitutional Convention

May 25, 1787

*Before Shays rebellion, Americans were thinking of how to streathen the Articles of Confedeeration. James Madison along with others met with George Washington at Mount Vermon in 1785 to discuss issues in Vaginia and Maryland.
* The convention continued on May 25, 1787 at the state house in Philidelphia.

Whiskey Rebellion

Apr 16, 1791

• The whiskey rebellion was the reaction of citizen revolting against the tax on whiskey in 1791
• The people especially farmers thought this was unfair.
• Several groups formed in opposition to the tax and refused to pay it.