my lovely time line

  • Period: Sep 12, 1200 to

    my lovely timeline

  • magna carta
    Sep 12, 1215

    magna carta

    purpose was to curb the king and make him govern by the old english laws that had prevailed before the normans came
  • petition of right

    petition of right

    statement of civil liberties sent by the english parliment to charles I. challenged the idea of the divine right of kings and declared that even the monarch was subjected to the laws of the land
  • english bill of rights

    english bill of rights

    limits on the powers of soverieign and sets out the rights of parliment and rules for freedom of speech in parliment
  • albany plan of union

    albany plan of union

    a plan to place the british north american colonies under more centralized government. it was written by Benjarmin Franklin.
  • boston massacre

    boston massacre

    was a mob of men and boys taunting a sentry standing guard at the citys customs house. 5 men had been shot to death in boston town by british soldiers on March 5
  • boston tea party

    boston tea party

    men dressed themselves as mohawk indians borded three british ships and dumped fourty-five tons of tea into the boston harbor. all started over tea tax.
  • first continental congress

    first continental congress

    brought together each of the colonies except georgia to discuss their response to british intolerable acts wasnt to seek independence from britain
  • second continental congress

    second continental congress

    13 colonies gathered in philadelphia to discuss their next steps established the milita as the continental army to repersent the 13 states
  • decleration of independence

    decleration of independence

    drafted by thomas jeffereson between june 11-28 set of laws that had 13 colonies become free and independent states
  • articles of confederation

    articles of confederation

    repersents the first constitutional agreement made between the 13 american states. Submitted 8days after the signing of the decleration on independence.
  • shays rebellion

    shays rebellion

    threanted to plunge the "disunited states" into a civil war. had a great influence on public opnion
  • virginia plan

    virginia plan

    proposed by edmand randolph written by james madison
  • philadelphia convention

    philadelphia convention

    when delegates met in phlili to set up the U.S. constitution
  • new jersey plan

    new jersey plan

    plan presented to the virgina plan at the constitutional convention