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The Magna Carta was created to overthrow King James' ruling and to hae him govern the old English way. It was made up of 37 English laws.
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The first successful English settlement in North America. it was named after King James the 1st of England. It was founded in the colony of Virginia.
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The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by William Bradford and was signed by 41 of the ship's 101 passengers.
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Constitutional document that stated certain liberties that the King prohibited. The document was signed by Charles the 1st.
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The bill limited the powers of sovereign and set of the rights of Parliament. It reflected the belief of John Locke.
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It was proposed by Ben Franklin in front of Congress. He was attempting to form a union among the Colonies.
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The Act was passed by British Parliament and was a new tax on American colonist. The tax required Americans to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used.
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5 colonists died (killed by British soldiers.) The colonists wanted to break away from English, but they wouldn't let them.
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American colonists boarded ships in Boston and threw cargoes of tea in the surrounding water. They were protesting the tax on tea by the British Parliament.
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Series of laws that were sponsored Lord North of Britain. They were in response to the Boston Tea Party.
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A group of 56 deligates from 12 colonies (excluding Georgia) that came together to discuss the Intolerable Acts. Their metting was secret because they didn't want Britain to know they were united.
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It started from tensions between the residents of the 13th colonies and teh government (representing Britain). British troops and colonial miltiamen had an armed conflict in Lexington and Concord.
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This meeting of the Continental Congress created the Continental Army. George Washington was the commander-in-chief.
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It was a formal explanation of why Congress had voted to declare independence from Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson was selected to compose the original draft.
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(ratified and in-force March 1,1781) A commitee of deligates was formed to represent each state and Congress. They were responsible for foreign affairs, declaring war or peace, maintining an army/navy, ect. It eventually led to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
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It was an uprising in Massachusetts, named after Daniel Shays. Post-revolutionary clash between New England farmers and merchants that threatened to plunge the colonies into a civil war.
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Statesmen met to discuss problemsin governing the U.S.A. They intended to revise the Articles of Confederation but they also created a new government.
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A convention held by statesmen to discuss the government of the U.S. The U.S. Constitution was drawn up at this convention.
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An Agreement between large and small states reached during the Philadelphia Convention in 1787. It ensured the support by both of the small and large states for a strong central government. It is also known as the Great Compromise.
