Development of American Laws

By MClark@umtsd.org
  • Jan 1, 1150

    Kings Bench was created

    King Henry II decided to appoint a number of judges from a group of trusted nobles
  • Jan 1, 1215

    Magna Carta

  • English Bill of Rights

  • American Revolutionary War

    American Revolutionary War

    April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783

  • Declaration of Independence written and approved by the Continental Congress

  • Treaty of Paris

    Britain recognizes the independence of the USA (Treaty of Paris)
  • U.S. Constitution

    U.S. Constitution

    The Constitution was written during the Philadelphia Convention at the Constitutional Convention. The constitution was signed on September 17, 1787.

  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution

  • 14th Amendment was added

    Amendment 14 - Rights of citizenship to all people born in USA or naturalized