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Great Charter forced upon King John of England by his barons in 1215; established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute and guaranteed trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility
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The Virginia Company explorers landed on Jamestown Island to establish the Virginia English colony on the banks of the James River, 60 miles from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.
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After his arrival in Jamestown in 1619, Governor George Yeardley immediately gave notice that the Virginia colony would establish a legislative assembly.
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Members of the Sepratists church come over on the Mayflower to escape religious persecution and oppurtunity for a new life thus establishing Plymouth.
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The Mayflower Compact, signed by 41 English colonists on the ship Mayflower on November 11, 1620, was the first written framework of government established in what is now the United States.
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A proposal made by Ben Franklin to create a unified government for the thirteen colonies
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War was fought between the Bristish America and New France. Both sides were supported by military units from the Parent countries of Great Britian and France also by Native American allies. Britins became victorius
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In Boston a group of shopkeepers and artisans who called themselves The Loyal Nine, began preparing for agitation against the Stamp Act. The group gained members and later became known as the Sons of Liberty.
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A meeting in New York where they discuased taxes imposed by Great Britin
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Pre-Revolutionary incident growing out of the anger against the British troops sent to Boston to maintain order and to enforce the Townshend Acts.
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A group of colonists protest thirteen years of increasing British oppression, by attacking merchant ships in Boston Harbor. In retaliation, the British close the port, and inflict even harsher penalties
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A meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia. The objectives of the body were unclear but core tasks were carried out.
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A meeting of all thirteen colonies in Philadelphia. Created a colonial war effect and moved twords independance
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Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to inspire the colonies to gained independance from Great Britain
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A document that declared America's independance from Great Britin
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First form of American Constitution.
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Took place in Philadelphia to address problems in governing the United states of america
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proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial drafted by James Madison
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Series of essays (85) written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison.
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First state to ratify the Constitution,
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third state to ratify the US Constitution
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Ninth state to ratify the document
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13th state to enter unuion after ratifying the constitution
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Ratified by three-fourths state legislatures
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articulated in President James Monroe's seventh annual message to Congress. The European powers, according to Monroe, were obligated to respect the Western Hemisphere as the United States' sphere of interest
