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Jan 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was a document that King John of England was forced into signing because it reduced the power he held as the King of England and allowed for the formation of a powerful parliament. The Magna Carta became the basis for English citizen's rights. -
Petition of Right is Drafted
Parliament declaration that limited the King's power in many ways, he cannot imprison or punish any person but by the lawful judgement of his peers, or by the law of the land. -
English Bill of Rights is Drafted
The English Bill put in place a constitutional form of government in which the rights and liberties of the individual were protected under English law. The English Bill of Rights clearly established that the monarchy could not rule without consent of Parliament. -
The Stamp Act
Parliament of Great Britain made colonist use printed materials within the colonies to be standardized using London-made stamp paper. Such printed materials comprise mostly of legal documents, newspapers, magazines and other types of paper used throughout the colonies. -
Townshead Duties
Charles Townshend tried to raise additional revenue by the Townshend Duties passed by Parliament in 1767 as a response of to the colonist's rebellion. This act made it so that the importers were taxed, but then they were furthered so that they would search and tax people. -
Boston Massacre
A fight between the colonist and a squad of British soilders. It began when 50 "Patriots" ambushed a British sentinel. When Captain Thomas Preston saw that many of his men were being killed he called for more soilders and the soilders just fired at the colonist. After the trials, the British Army was removed from Boston. The Boston Massacre was the trigger that lead up to the Revolutionary War. -
Tea Act
It was made to help the East India Company which was suffering financially and had about eighteen million pounds of unsold tea. This tea was to be shipped directly to the colonies, and sold at a bargain price but this is what was another spark to the revolutionary war. -
1st Continential Congress
On September 5, 1774 twelve of the 13 colonies sent relegates to Philadelphia's Carpenters Hall which would become the The First Continental Congress. This meeting would go on for about 2 months untill they finally decided on sending a Declaration of Rights back to Britain, protesting for better rights, -
2nd Continental Congress
The members of the Second Continental Congress gathered once again at the State House in Philadelphia although this time there was 13 out of 13 represenatives. This second meeting was one of the most important meetings they would have seeing that they decided to thrive for independece as well as having paper money. -
Common Sense was published (Thomas Paine)
Common Sense questioned the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. It inspired people to openly as for independence. -
Declaration of Independence signed
After several conserns and disagreements etween the commitee of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration on July 2nd the Congress decided to create the document that would proclaim the colonies as a new nation.
