Events Timeline

  • Magna Carta
    Jan 1, 1215

    Magna Carta

    It was created by king john of England as a solution to a political problem he was having.
  • Petition of Right

    Petition of Right

    Major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing.
  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights

    It is a bill that creates seperation of powers, limits the powers of the king or queen and enhances the democratic election and the freedom of speech.
  • Albany Plan of Union

    Albany Plan of Union

    It was a plan to create a unified government for the thirteen colonies.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    It was a political protest because of the taxes made on tea.
  • The First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress

    it lasted until October 26, 1774. 12 delegates of 13 showed up to carpenters hall early in the american revolution.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    It was a congress to declare that the Revolutionary war would begin.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    It is a statement adopted by the second continental congress that said they were now thirteen independent states.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre wasnt a massacre at all only 5 people were killed by the british regulars.The colonists were angered by the tax rise and attacked the regulars and 5 were killed.
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    The Articles of Confederation was created Nov. 15 1777 and was ratified on Mar. 1 1781. It was a written document that established the laws after the freedom from great britain.
  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion was about american farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt rebelling against the government. It went from 1786 to 1787.
  • Philadelphia Convention

    Philadelphia Convention

    It lasted till September 17,1787. It was to create a new government instead of fixing it.
  • Virginia Plan

    Virginia Plan

    It was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch.
  • New Jersey Plan

    New Jersey Plan

    The plan called for each state to have one vote in Congress instead of the number of votes being based on population.