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Jun 15, 1215
magna carta
the Magna Carta was signed in England by King John, gives people the right to a trial -
Mayflower Compact
the purpose of the mayflower compact was to allow colinization in virginia -
English Bill Of Rights
the english bill of rights was signed by parliment, it gave the people protection -
English Bill of Rights Link to Video
English Bill of Rights Video Link In this video it describes the postive and negatives between not having a central "rulebook". The constitution was written to keep a union between all the states because before that the states were independent but weren't sure what they were as a state. This video explains the purpose of the Bill of Righs as well. -
albany Plan Of Union
this plan was suggested by ben franklin, it was to get a group meeting together in order to discuss war strategy. there is a popular cartoon, created by ben flranklin"join or die", which is associated with this meeting. -
French and Indian War
the major players in this conflict were: william pitt, george washington, edward braddock. some of the majpr battles were: louisbourg, and fort frontenas. the british in the end won and the dispute over ownership of the mississippi ended. the war cost was $40mil. it was fought around Great Lakes+ New England. the british colonies needed protection from the french and the indians. -
Boston Massacre
this event took place between angered british regulars and colinists, as a result 2 colonists were instantly killed, and 3 were fataly wounded. -
Boston Tea Party
the group that organized this event was the sons of liberty. after the sons of liberty dumped thousands of dollars worrth of tea into the harbor, the british were very angry. -
Boston Tea Party Link to website
Boston Tea Party website link In this link you'll find out what exactly happened the night that the Sons of Liberty dumped 342 chests of tea overboard. They wanted to protest against the British and the Boston Tea Party was known as the "American Revolution". -
First Continental Congress
56 delegates from all colonies except Georgia, drafted a declaration of rights and grievances. Patrick Henry, George Washington, John Adams, and John Jay were the major personalities involved. At this meeting at Carpenter's Hall Philidelphia, PA, "no taxation without representation" was established. -
First Continental Congress Link to website
First Continental CongressIn this website you will find a description of what happened at the First Continental Congress. You will find out who attended the meeting and what was established at the meeting. -
Petition of Rights
the rights ranted to the people under the pettition were: protection of unjust seizure of property or imprisonment. Charles the first signed this pettition. -
lexington and concord
As a result, 34 people died, war over independence started. some of the major generals were Thomas Gage, Colenel Francis Smith. the role paul revere did was to sound the alarm that the red coats are coming. -
Second Continental Congress
The meeting took place in Philidelphia, PA. Here they decided to confiscate British cannons to make the Patriot militia into an army capable of barrage. -
Intolerable Acts
The Boston Tea Party caused the British to pass the Intolerable Acts. The provisions of the acts closed Boston to merchant shipping, it established formal British military rule in Massachussetts, and it also made British officials immune to criminal prosecution in America. -
declaration of independence
thomas jefferson wrote the constitution. the three major parts were the right to life, liberty and te pursuit of happyness. -
Articles of Confederation
John Hanson was the first president under the Articles of Confederation. The three successes of the articles were the settlement of land disputes over the ohio valley, it proved to be a stepping stone towards the present constitution, and
territorial arguments were settled, which led to greater expansion. The three failures were, there was no executive head of government, Congress had no power to levy taxes over states, and Congress could pass laws but the states didnt have to follow them. -
The treaty of Paris
John Adams, John Ray, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Henry Laurens were al involved in the signing. the new oundaries of the US were Atlantic coast, to the mississippi river, to florida, to the great lakes. The British finally notices the constitution of independence which was sent in 1776. -
Start of Constitutional Convention
The Annapolis Convention was held to try to get more states represented and that their delegates or deputies would be authorized to examine areas other than simply commercial trade. The overall purpose of the convention wascreate a powerful, more financially independent federal government. -
King George III Takes Power
him taking power, offered early resistance to the Napoleanic juggernaut -
stamp act
this act taxed paper documents, the colonists started a revolution.
