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Aug 31, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was signed in 1216 in England, by King John. It served as a foundation for the English system of common law and was later celebrated as a symbol of freedom from oppression. It protected subjects against royal abuses of power. -
Mayflower Compact
Mayflower Compact VideoThis compact was drafted to prevent dissent among Puritans and non-separatist Pilgrims who had landed at Plymouth a few days earlier. This video describes how in 1620, the Mayflower brought 102 pilgrims from England to Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts in 66 days. It was intended to transport good and supplies, not people. Once there, a growing colony was established. -
Petition of Rights
Under this petition and end to taxing without Parliament consent and imprisoning citizens illegally was demanded. Charles I signed this document. -
English Bill of Rights
Parliament was involved in the signing of the Bill of RIghts. The idea of the Bill of Rights is to protect individual liberties. It took early root in England's American colonies. It provides individual liberty, limited government, and the rule of law. -
Albany Plan of Union
Ban Franklin suggested this plan. It was a proposal to create a unified government for 13 colonies and this plan did happen. The suggested meaning of the political cartoon for this plan is "Join or die". The creator of this cartoon was Ben Franklin. This is a picture of Ben Franklin because he played a major role in the Albany Plan of Union. -
French and Indian War
The two major players in the French and Indian war were Britain and France. Some of the major battles were the Battle of Quebec, and the Battle of Quiberon Bay. The British ultimately won this conflict. This picture is showing the battle that took place. -
King George III Takes Power
After the result of the French and Indian War, the colonists had asked British government for help, but before the French and Indian War, they rarely ever asked. King George saw that American colonies were growing and that was stunting British colony growth. This is a picture of King George because he was the one who helped out the colonies. -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act FactsAs a result of the Stamp Act, all paper documents in the colonies were now taxed. The colonial leaders insisted that the act was unconstitutional and resorted to mob violence to intimidate stamp collectors into resigning. This picture is an advertisment that shows that paper was taxed and that it had to have a stamp on it for it to be considered a legal document. If there wasn't a stamp, you could get arrested for it. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre killed 5 colonists. There were acts being enforced that led to this tragedy. American colonists gatheredd at the Customs House in Boston and began taunting the British soldiers gaurding the building. Colonists hit Private Hugh Montgomery with a snowball, so the British soldiers began to fire arms. This picture shoes people getting shot at during the Boston Massacre. -
Boston Tea Party
The Massachusetts Patriots organized the Boston Tea Party. The British responded to this event by making Intolerable Acts which closed the Boston Ports and destroyed the Massachusetts government. The tea got thrown over the edge of the boat and into the harbor, this picture shows what this event looked like. -
First Continental Congress
The major people involved in the First Continental Congress were Patrick Henry, George Washington, John Adams, and John Jay. As a result of this meeting, which took place in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, the Stamp Act was established. This picture shows George Washington speaking at the meeting. -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts FactsThe British passed these acts as a result of the Boston Tea Party. The provisions of these acts was that the British closed all of Boston's ports until the colonists payed for the tea they destroyed during the Boston Tea Party, the British the colonists' government meetings were restricted, troops were housed anywhere. In this picture, you can see the upper house of Parliament helping to issue the Intolerable Acts. -
Lexington and Concord
The result of this conflict was that there was a confrontation in Lexington and many more battles followed. In 1783, the colonists formally won their independence. The major general involved was Paul Revere, and he sounded the alarm for this event. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress took place in Philadelphia. During this meeting, the colonial leaders, Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold, had to work on conducting a war that was already in progress. -
Declaration of Independence
When conflict began in April of 1775, Americans were fighting for their rights as subjects of of the British crown. In mid-June of 1776, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin drafted a formal statement of the colonies intentions. Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4th. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United Statesafter it declared independence from Great Britian. The first president under the articles was John Hanson. -
The Treaty of Paris
At the signing for this treaty, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay represented the United States. All territory between the Allegheny Mountains on the east and the Mississippi were the new boundaries of the United States. As a result of this, the British finally recognized the document the Comte de Vergennes. -
Start of the Constitutional Convention
The meeting at the Annapolis Convention got pushed back until everyone from all of the states could get there. The original purpose of this meeting was to have a peaceful overthrow of the new American government as defined by the Articles of Confederation.
