Constitution Timeline

  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    The document was reisued with alteration, 1216, 1217, 1225. It is called the symbol of freedom.
    archbishop in 2007
  • first colony founded " virgina"

    first colony founded " virgina"
    jamestown
    13 colonies
    british empire settled its first perment colony
    checks an balances in the u.s
    mass grave at james town discovered by archaelogist
  • Petition rights

    Petition rights
    elizabethan london
    use on materal law
    charles gathering "forced loans"
    decleration of martial law over long sweathes of the country
  • last colony founded "georgia"

    last colony founded "georgia"
    two motives for making this colony
    military base to defend aginst the spanish
    named after king george 3rd
  • George 3 comes to throne

    George 3 comes to throne
    Location: great Britain to Ireland
    Information:
    Was the third British monarch
    Spoke English at first, but he was born speaking British
    Dies January 29th 1820
  • stamp act goes into effect

    stamp act goes into effect
    location: house of lords
    pass by para
    liment
    helen morgan decribes the tax
  • stamp act congress comerse

    stamp act congress comerse
    location: new york
    only 9 colonies sent delagates
    abject failure
    secertary is john cotton
  • boston massacure

    boston massacure
    location: boston maccacution
    british soldiers killed 5 male civilians an others
    in 1768 in order to protect support crowned
    two more people died later of wounds sustained in the incident
  • boston tea party

    boston tea party
    location: boston massachusetts
    no taxision without represtentation
    tea party movement after exploratory refer to it
  • american revolution "shot heard around the world"

    american revolution "shot heard around the world"
    lexington
    supplies at their ships
    the town of mentomy
    the first wave of colonial minutemen
  • signing of the declaration of independence

    signing of the declaration of independence
    national archives
    adopted by the contitional rights
    war with great britian
    john adam was a leader in pushing for independance
  • articles of confederation adopted

    articles of confederation adopted
    Location: national archives
    Information:
    confederation of sovereign states an service
    Congress began on July 2nd the president, courts, taxing power
  • shays rebellion

    shays rebellion
    Location: Massachusetts, us
    Information:
    Reform state government
    Economic government
    Aggressive tax an debt collection
  • last state ratifies the constution

    last state ratifies the constution
    location: penn. state house
    first time with quarium
    ended sept 1789
    ratified it on may 29th 1790
  • leage of friendship signed

    leage of friendship signed
    location: land organces
    they took baby steps
    no power to national taxation
    first artical of confederation
  • u.s constution is signed

    u.s constution is signed
    location: washington dc
    39 delegates
    divided into 7 articles
    divided into 3 branches
  • bill of rights

    bill of rights
    collective name for the first 10 amendments of the us
    14th amendment, though
    prosses called incorporation
    First 150 years
    washington dc