Government Chapter 2

  • Magna Carta
    Jan 1, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Great charter forced upon King John of England by his barrons; established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute and garunteed trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1215 to

    Chapter 2 Timeline

  • Petition of Right

    Petition of Right

    Document prepared by Parliament and signed by King Charles I of England; challenged the idea of the divine right of kings and decclared that even the monarch was subject to the laws of the land.
  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights

    Document written by Parliament and agreed on by William and Mary of England , designed to prevent abuse of power by English monarchs
  • Albany Plan of Union

    Albany Plan of Union

    A proposal to create a unified government for the thirteen colonies.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    Brittish soilders killed five male civilians and injured six others.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    A political protest by the Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians and they ruined an entire shipment of tea.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    Meeting of delagates from twelve of the thirteen colonies
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    Became Congress of the Confederation
  • Declaration of Independance

    Declaration of Independance

    Stating that the thirteen colonies were independant from Brittain
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and perpetual Union, was a document signed amongst the 13 original colonies that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution
  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion

    Shays '​ Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts during 1786 and 1787, which some historians believe "fundamentally altered the course of United States' history."
  • Philidalphia Convention

    Philidalphia Convention

    The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America
  • Virginia Plan

    Virginia Plan

    The Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation. The Virginia delegation took the initiative to frame the debate by immediately drawing up and presenting a proposal, for which delegate James Madison is given chief credit.
  • New Jersey Plan

    a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787