Major Events for Early American Government

  • Magna Carta
    Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Limit the power of King John and distributed it among the rest of the government
  • Jamestown Settled

    Jamestown Settled

    First settlement of Virginia colony and became the first capital of the state.
  • Mayflower Compact Written

    Mayflower Compact Written

    It was written in 1620 by the Pilgrims when coming here from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower to establish their first government in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
  • Petition of Rights

    Petition of Rights

    The creation and limitation of taxes, trials, and elections.
  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights

    Bill that created separation of powers, limit powers of the government, and freedom of speech.
  • Albany Plan of Union

    Albany Plan of Union

    Benjamin Franklin wanted to create a colonial confederation.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    This is the taxing of legal documents such as newspapers, licenses, and ship papers.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    British soldiers shot and killed 5 American Colonist.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    It was the dumping of British tea into the Boston Harbor because of the taxes against the American Colonist.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    These were laws established by the British in consequence to the Boston Tea Party.
  • First Continential Congress

    First Continential Congress

    Meeting that ban british imports, made a declaration, and to me back in a year to see how things ran with the new laws.
  • American Revolution Begins

    American Revolution Begins

    A war between the U.S and Britain to have control of the colonies.
  • Second Continential Congress

    Second Continential Congress

    They discussed money, treaties, made Washington commissioner, and established a navy.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Final declaration that was created to show the separation from Britain and the U.S independence.
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    Legislature had all the power, there was no executive branch, and the judicial had limited power. This was created to establish a unified government
  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion

  • Philadelphia Convention

    Philadelphia Convention

    Discuss the Articles of Confederation, and it was revised into the Constitution.
  • Constitution Convention

    Constitution Convention

    A meeting of 55 men throughout the colonies met to strenthen the constitution.
  • Connecticut Compromise

    Connecticut Compromise

    Meeting at the Constitutional Convention that created proprotional representation in the House of Representatives and Senate, congress became bicameral, and 2 memeber from each states as a senate.