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Early American Government

  • Magna Carta
    Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    It is a charter agreed to by King John
  • Jamestown Settled

    Jamestown Settled

    Around 100 English men arrived in North America to start a settlement
  • Mayflower Compact Written

    Mayflower Compact Written

    It was the first agreement for a self-government and was enforced throughout America
  • Petition of Right

    Petition of Right

    It was a statement sent by the English Parliament to refuse to give money in order to help the king's policy
  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights

    IT is an act passed by the Parliament of England that created separation of powers
  • Albany Plan of Union

    Albany Plan of Union

    It was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a better government
  • American Revolution Begins

    American Revolution Begins

    It was a colonial revolt and caused the thirteen colonies to gain independence
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    This was the first time Britain's government had taxed American colonist. They applied taxes to things such as paper, tea, and glass
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    A Britain army shot and killed a few people in the street during an angry mob
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    Americans threw over tea and other chest over a boat in a way to protest on taxes
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    This was a term the Americans talking about the laws passed by the British Parliament
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    was comprised of delegates from the colonies in a reaction to the Coercive Acts
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    It managed the war effort and help the Declaration of Independence start out
  • Deceleration of Independence

    Deceleration of Independence

    This was a statement that announced the thirteen colonies
  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion

    This was an armed uprising by Daniel Shays. He led 4,000 people in
    the uprising against civil right injustices
  • Philadelphia Convention

    Philadelphia Convention

    Diplomats from five different states were called together to discuss the improvements to the Article of Confederation
  • Connecticut Compromise

    Connecticut Compromise

    The Connecticut Compromise is the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan put together to insure that all states have equal state in government

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