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Sep 5, 1215
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is a document that was used as a model for colonies developing their own legal system. It was the fist time a King of England was forced to limit his powers by law. -
Period: Sep 5, 1215 to
Colonial America
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Petition of Right
The petition of right is one of Englands most important constitutional documents. It contains restrictions on taxes,forced command to soldier and imprisonment that a King can't mess with. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of rights invited King Willam and Queen Mary to become joint sovereigns of England. It is one of the constitutional laws governing the succession to the thrown of the UK and is still in effect today. -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was a early attempt to form a union in the colonies. It grew from wanting a plan to defend themselves from the French and Native Americans. Benjamin Franklin's suggested plan was mostly followed. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre happened when British soldiers fired into a crowd, without orders, and killied 5 and injured 6. The mob had been taunting the British guards. 8 soldiers 1 officer and 4 civilians were arrested and charged with murder. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest against the tax policy of Britian and the East India Company who controled all the tea imported to America. When officals refused to return 3 ship loads of tea, a group of colonists boarded the ships and dumped all of the tea in the boston harbor. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from 12 colonies to adress trade laws, rights,and grievances in response to the Coercive acts. British parliament passed these intolerable acts to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party. -
Second Contentinal Congress
The Second Contentinal Congress was a group of deligates from the 13 coloinies who managed the colonial war effort. These man acted as the national government for what would become the united states. -
Declaration of Independance
The Declaration of Independance declared that the 13 colonies considered themselves independent states and no longer a part of Great Britian. The declaration formed a small nation, the United States of America. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was a agreement between the 13 founding states that established the USA as a confederation. It was replaced in 1789 by the U.S. Constitution. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion was a group of armed rebels whose protests against harsh government policies shut down county courts. The protesters wanted to stop local hearings for tax and debt collection. -
Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan was written by James Maddison from a proposal by Virginia delegates. The plan outlined the way states would be represented in legislature and led to the way members of the U.S. House of Representatives are elected. -
New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey Plan was made in response to the Virginia Plan calling for 2 houses of congress. The Senate was granted equal votes per state. -
Philadelphia Convention
Intended to revise the Articles of Confederation. It was truly used to create a new government instead of fixing the existing one. The members of the Philadelphia Convention ultimately created the U.S.Constitution.
