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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
It was written to protect peoples rights and property from the king. It was written as an attempt to avoid civil war. -
Jamestown settled
It was the first founded city in America. It was hard to live there because of disease and Indian attacks. -
Mayflower Compact written
It was written by the passengers on the ship on the way to america. It was written to what they think were rights they thought they deserved. -
Petition of Rights
that no freeman should be forced to pay any tax, loan, or benevolence, unless in accordance with an act of parliament. that no freeman should be imprisoned contrary to the laws of the land. -
English Bill of rights
The English Bill of Rights limited the power of the English sovereign, and was written as an act of Parliament. The Bill of Rights asserted that Englishmen had certain inalienable civil and political rights. -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. Although never carried out, it was the first important plan to conceive of the colonies as a collective whole united under one government. -
Stamp Act
The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. -
Boston Massacre
A shooting that killed 5 people. This was caused by high tension when british troops came into Boston. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of patriots protesting the new tea act dumped 354 chests of tea into Boston harbor. The patriots dressed up as indians. -
Intolerable Acts
Acts that put high taxes on the colonists. One of them led to the Boston Tea party. -
First Continental Congress
It was to discuss the Intolerable Act. The First Continental Congress helped define common grievances against Great Britain and solidified colonial resolve to band together to encourage or force Parliament to address those grievances. -
Second Continental Congress
The delegates meet after the battle of lexington and Concord. There they discussed the declaration of Independence. -
American Revolution begins
It started in Lexington when one side fired at the other and the battle of lexington started. It ended in1779. -
Declaration of Independence
it is a statement of our independence as our nation. It tells what our rights as citizens are. -
Articles of Confederation
Even though it was signed in 1777 it was not ratified by the 13 states until 1781. The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments. -
Shays Rebellion
It was an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. Protesters, including many war veterans, shut down county courts in the later months of 1786 to stop the judicial hearings for tax and debt collection. -
Philadelphia Convention
This is where the decleration of Independence was signed. This is also where Ben Franklin said his famous saying. -
Constitution Convention
Delegates meet to devise a plan for a structured government. The meeting also resulted in the election of George Washington. -
Conneticut Compromise
This was a plan to define the legislative structure and set up a system that would enable all states to have fair representation. In this compromise the number of representatives is based on population.
