Origins of the Constitution

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  • Jan 1, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Required King John to give up some of his authroity.

  • Jamestown Founded

  • French - Indian War Begins

    War between Britain and the French and Indians

  • George III becomes King

  • French - Indian War Ends

  • Stamp Act

    Tax by the british against the colonies. Required a tax on most printed materials.

  • Boston Massacre

    British soldiers wrongfully killed 5 citizens and injured 6 others.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. Protesters threw British tea into the harbor.

  • First Continental Congress

    Convention of delegates that met in response to the Intolerable Acts.

  • Revolutionary War Begins

  • Second Continental Congress

    Wrote the Declaration of Independence, governed the colonies during that Revolutionary War.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Statement made by the 13 colonies declaring themselves free from England's rule.

  • Articles of Confederation

    Agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States. The articles served as the first constitution.

  • Revolutionary War Ends

  • Shay's Rebellion

    An armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts borught on by financial after the war and aggressive tax collection

  • Constitutional Convention

    Convention that met to write a Constitution.

  • Ratification of Constitution