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Mayflower Compact
Page 782. The Compact was the first written laws for the new land of Cape Cod that created a government by those who were to be governed. It was signed by the pilgrims, 41 men. -
Stamp Act
Page 38. This Act was were you had to put on stamps to make it a legal document. This Act caused a confliction between colonists and the British government, because colonists did not want to pay for extra taxes on certain things. -
Boston Massacre
Page 38. Colonists were angered about the new tax laws that were being enforced among them. They formed a boycott of English goods. On March 5, 1770, British troops in Boston fired on a crowd, killing a few people, and that is why it is called the Boston Massacre -
Boston Tea Party
Page 38. Colonists were angry with the British government, because they were taxing their tea. The colonists reacted by dumping all of the tea from a boat into the harbor. -
Revolutionary War
Page 50. This war also known as the American War of Independence, was fought between The Kingdom of Great Britian and the 13 colonies. The main thing was that America had won on October 19, 1781 by signing the Treaty of Paris. Peace brought the new nation's economic and political weaknesses to a strong focus. -
Declaration of Independence
Page 40. To prepare a proclamation of independence, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson were asked by Congress to help them with the job. This is how they came up with the Declaration of Independence, mostly done by Thomas Jefferson, after Richard Henry Lee proposed that the colonies need to be free and independent states. A new nation was developed on July 4, 1776. -
Constitution
Page 41. The Constitution was originally 7 Articles, consisting of separation of powers, the 3 branches of government, federalism, and framing the Constitution. -
Bill of Rights
Page 31. They are the first 10 Admendments of the Constitution. Once they were passed, these amendments guaranteed a number of freedom, limit the government's power in judicial and other things, and reserved some powers to the states and the public.
