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Jun 1, 1215
Magna Carta
It was signed between the fuedal barons and King John at Runnymede near Windsor Castle. It was a series of promises written for the king and the people. It allowed the king to govern England and handle the people according to the fuedal law. -
Mayflower Compact
The purpose was to prevent dissent among Puritans and non-separatis Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth earlier. The Pilgrim leader, William Bradford, was taken aback when he found out that people didn't want to abide by the rules of the Pilgrims. He then created this compact that made all people who landed to follow the rules. -
Petition of Rights.
A member of Parliament, Sir Edward Coke, created the petition to remind the king his duties. The petition stated that the law gave people their rights, not the king. It also protected the people from the kings unjust ways. The king agreed to the petition but then went back on his word which resulted in a civil war, and Charles I being beheaded. -
English Bill of Rights
Its an act of the parliment of England,
A. King William and Queen Mary
B. No royal interference with the law, no taxation by royal prerogative, freedom of speech and debates. -
King George III Takes Power
He was the king of Great Britain and Ireland from October 25, 1760 through January 1, 1801. And then he was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. King George III drove the colonies to independance and freedom through high taxes and acts. This is what lead to forming the United States of America. -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan adopted by representatives of the British North American colonies adopted the Albany Plan of Union. The plan never carried out but it was the first important plan that made the colonies a whole rather than separate colonies. The cartoon was a snake that says "Join or Die", and the snake is cut up in different sections. -
French and Indian War
The war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France, with both sides supported by military units from their parent countries of Great Britain and France. Major battles were the Battle of Jumonville Glen, Battle of Fort Bull, Battle of Carillon, Battle of Sainte-Foy, and the Battle of Signal Hill. In the end the British won the war, and we became in reign of Britian. -
Stamp Act
It imposed a direct tax by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America. The Stamp Act taxed legal documents, licenses, commercial contracts, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards. In reaction to this, the colonial leadeers put in place another act for taxation. -
Intolerable Acts
After the French and Indian war, Britain taxed the colonies without representation. Greater taxes led to the Boston Tea Party. After the tea party, Britain tried to bring the colonies back under the Kings rule. -
Boston Masacre
It was an incident were British soldiers killed 5 civilians and injured 6 others. Colonists objected that the Townshend Acts were a violation of the natural, charter, and constitutional rights of British subjects in the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was organized by the Massachusetts Patriots because they were mad about taxes. A group of about 200 men, some dressed like indians, marched on to the three ships and dumped their cargo into the water. Parliament didn't like that, and passed the Intolerable Acts which closed the port of Boston. -
First Continental Congress
The first Continental Congress meeting was held here in Pennsylvania; it took place in a building called Carpenter's Hall. All of the colonies sent delegates except for Gerorgia. At first things were similar, all colonies were united in a determination to show a combined authority for Great Britain, but theyre other goals werent so in sync. Colonies involved were NH,MA,RI,CT,NY,NJ,PA,DE,MD,VA, NC, and SC. Peyton Randolf was elected first president of congress. -
Lexington and Concord
These battles marked the beginning of an outbreak of conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britian and its 13 colonies in the British North America. Known as "the shot heard around the world", in Lexington and Concord, is what mainly jump started this. In the end the British lost against the colonies, general Gage and Colonel Smith were blamed for the loss. Paul Revere is the man the saw the British coming and sent the message to the rest of the colonists. -
Second Continental Congress
The second meeting, the colonies were moving towards movre independnce from Britain and started drafting the Declaration of Independence. Henry Middleton was also elected as president in place of Peyton Randolph. Charles Thomson was the secretary for president. Ben Franklin for PA and John Hancock for MA. This meeting took place in Philideplphia, Pennsylvania. -
Declaration of Independance
It announced that the 13 American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, seen their self now as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. Instead they formed a union that would become a new nation(United States). Thomas Jefferson composed the original draft of the document, and then congress edited it to make the final document. The Declaration justified the independence of the United States by listing colonial grievances against King George III. -
Articles of Confederation
The articles of confederation state that every human will be accepted and are entitled to all privileges and immunities of the free United States. Samuel Huntington was the first president under the articles of confederation, but was only president for 5 months until Thomas McKean took over. -
Constitutional Convention
It was also known as the Phildalphia Convention, or the Federal Convention. It was to address problems in the governing of the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain. The result of the Convention was the creation of the United States Constitution, placing the Convention among the most significant events in the history of the United States.
