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The Magna Carta was one of the first political documents of its kind. It was the first document to limit the power of the English King and established in writing for the first time the basic rights of its citizens. It inspired many things written in our own constitution.
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This was the first successful English settlement in America, and was named after King James II
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A document that passangers aboard a ship to America created to have a basic government once they arrived.
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This was another significant British document that layed out basic rights of British citizens that the King cannot touch.
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This was an inspiration behind the American Bill of Rights, it lays out basic rights that all citizens should be entitled to.
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This plan, suggested by Benjamin Franklin, was one of the first attempts to unify the original 13 US colonies under one government. The plan was rejected and never came to fruition, but was a huge stepping stone towards America's freedom from British tyranny.
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This act imposed a tax on British Colonies to pay for troops stationed in North America. It affected documents like newspapers, magazines, and legal documents.
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Protestors in Boston harrassed British soldiers into firing, killing 5 men, including Crispus Attucks. It was a major moment during the Revolution.
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This "Party" was the result of Britain's Tea Act that put a large tax on tea imports into Colonial America. Protesting Bostonians dumped a lrage shipment of tea into the Boston Harbor.
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These were a direct result of the Boston Tea Party. As punishment the British Government released these acts that included the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, The Administration of Justice Act, The Quartering Act, and The Quebec Act.
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They met to discuss what the should do in retaliation to the Intolerable Acts that were imposed on America after the Boston Tea Party. They decided to boycott British trade and set a date for the Second Continental Congress.
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This congress put together the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. It discussed how the states would go about handling the Revolutionary War and how to go about succeeding from Britain.
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The war started in 1775. This revolution was the result of hundreds of years of British tyranny and allowed America to become what it is today.
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This is one of America's most important documents, it seperated us from Britain's tyranny, alowing us to create our own government, and giving us the opportunity to create the United States of America as we know them.
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This document established a basic constitution among the original thirteen states after the Revolutionary War. It was replaced on March 9th of 1789 by The Constitution that is still in affect today.
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This rebellion helped establish unions. Farmer's were unhappy with government so they revolted.
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It replaced the Articles of Confederation with the US Constitution that survives to this day. The convention was originally called to revise the Articles of Confederation but some wanted an entirely new constitution. George Washington was apointed to preside over the convention that created a new and improved constitution.
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This compromise, created in the Constitutional Convention, it made congress have the two houses, the House of Representatives, which gives state representation by size, and the Senate, which gives state representation equally. It was a combination of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.
