Developement of the U.S. constitution

By Swaglottie
  • Jan 11, 1215

    King John signs Magna Carter

    Nobles rebelled against King John and made him sign the "Great Charter". The charter protected their rights and control.
  • Jan 11, 1295

    Parliament Begins

    Kings (including King john) met with nobles, common people, church officials, and representitives to get adivce. The group then grew into a legislature

  • House of Burgesses

    Colonists formed their first legislature for the English colonies.

  • The Mayflower Compact

    A group of Pilgrims came to America from England and made a settlement known as Plymouth.

  • Glorious Revolution

    The Parliament overthrows the monarch's power and wrote the English Bill Of Rights to make themselves clear.

  • English Bill of Rights

    Parliament signed the Enlgish Bill of Rights to further restrict monarch's power.

  • Intolerable Acts

    Parliament reacted to the "Boston Tea Party" with the five Coercive Acts of 1774. The colonists called them the "Intolerable Acts."

  • First Continental Congress

    All of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates. These were elected by the people, by the colonial legislatures, or by the committees of correspondence of the respective colonies.

  • The Second Continental Congress

    In May 1775, with Redcoats raided Boston again, the Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia.

  • Articles of Confederation

    Before the Constsituion they had the Articles of Confederation which were a league of friendship between the 13 colonies.

  • Shays rebellion

    After the American Revolution ended, thousands of Massachusetts citizens took up arms against their new government.

  • Constitutional Convention

    delegates from 12 of the 13 states were present. The state of Rhode Island wouldn't send a delegate because they were scared of losing its states' rights. The delegates worked for 4 months to draft a new document known later as the "Constitution."

  • Great Compromise

    The Great Compromise was an agreement made among the delegates to the Constitutional Convention that the American government would have two houses in Congress: the Senate where each state has two Senators, and the House of Representatives where each state has a number of Representatives based on population.