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Mayflower Compact is signed.
This was the first government document in the New World. -
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Path to the Constitution
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Government prescribed for the Connecticut River Towns setting structure and powers. -
New England Confederation Formed
United the Purtians against the Native Americans. -
William Penn offers intercolonial plan.
Intercolonial cooperation largely in trade, defense, and crimes. -
Albany Congress
Seven colonies getting together to improve the relationship with the Indians and defense against French. -
Seven Years' War Began
War between French & Indians versus the British for land. -
Stamp Act
Imposes a tax on all printed materials used in the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
A small fight between redcoats and colonists in Boston, Massachusetts. -
Comittees of Correspondence
Committee formed before the Revolution began. -
Boston Tea Party
Son of Liberty disguised as Indians board a ship to pump Tea into the harbor. Tea that the colonists did not want because of the tax on it. -
Coercive Acts (Intolerable Act)
Acts passed by the British including the Quebec Act, Massachusetts Goverenment Act, Boston Port Act, and Administrative of Justice Act. Acts known to the colonists as Intolerable. -
First Meeting of the Continental Congress
The first of two meetings that was held to discuss issue in the colonies. The picture show Carpenter Hall where they held the first meeting. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the American Revolutionary War. -
Capturing of Fort Ticonderoga
Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, and the Green Moutain Boys capture this fort in New York. -
Lee Resolution
In Philadelphia, Richard Henry Lee urges the Congress to declare independence. -
Second Continental Congress
Enacts a resolution declacring independence. -
Independence
Approved the Declarartion of Indepence. -
Articles of Confederation
This was the first governing document of the United States. -
Shay's Rebellion
An rebellion by farmers upset with unfair tax. -
Annapolis Convention
A failed convenntion to recreate the government. -
Philadelphia Convention
Meeting to make the new constitution. -
Establishment of the Constitution
The last meeting to ratify the Constitution. -
First President
George Washington was choosen by the people to be president of the United States. -
Bill of Rights
Ratification of the Bill of Rights the first ten amendements.
