Early American Government

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  • 1628 BCE

    Petition of Right

    To limit the ruler
  • Magna Charta
    Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Charta

    A limit on King John's Power
  • Jamestown settled

    Jamestown settled

    first British settlement
  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact

    1st document of the Plymouth Colony
  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights

    Dealing with Civil Rights
  • Albany Plan of Union

    Albany Plan of Union

    Plan to create a government

  • Stamp Act

    imposed on all american colonists
  • American Revolution Begins

    American Revolution Begins

    13 colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy

  • Boston Massacre

    5 Colonists killed by British folks
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    Political protest by the Sons of Liberty dealing with taxes on tea
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    First & Second Continental Congress

    Meeting of the 12 of 13 colonies about the American Rev.
  • Intolerable Act

    Intolerable Act

    the reaction to boston t party
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    13 colonies become independent
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    The original Constitution
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    Shay's Rebellion

    Uprising in Massachusetts
  • Constitution Convention

    Constitution Convention

    to discuss improvements to the Articles of Confederation
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    Philadelphia Convention

    after constitution
  • Connecticut Compromise

    Connecticut Compromise

    the agreement between the states