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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta/ Great charter
1) magna carta was sealed by King John
2) magna carta contained 63 clauses, many of which are not relevant today -
Jan 1, 1500
Mercantilism
1) It was an economic systems that developed in Europe during the new period monarchies
2) Mercantilism was a cause of frequent European wars in that time and motivated colonial expansion -
Jamestown Colony
1) It was charted by King James l of england
2) Jamestown, VA was americans first successful english settlement -
House of Burgess
1) It was the first assembly in America
2) Empowered to enact legisation for the Virginia colony -
Plymouth Colony
1) English colonial venture from 1620 to 1691
2) founded by a group of people who later became Pilgrims -
Mayflower Compact
1) First governing document of Plymouth colony
2) It was written by the colonists
3) male members sign the compact -
Fundamental orders of Connecticut
1) Adopted by the Connecticut colony
2) The orders describe the goverment set up by the connecticut river towns, setting its structure and powers -
Culpeper's Rebellion
Culpepers Rebellion is an important part of turning the tide towards independence of the colonies of england -
Glorious Revolution
1) Glorious Revolution is also called Revolution of 1688
2) James ll and the accession of William lll and Mary to the english throne -
English Bill of Rights
1) guarnteed the rights of the citizens of england from encroachment by the king -
Salem Witch Trials
1) A series of hearings before county court trials to prsecut people accused of witchcraft in the counties in Massachusetts -
First Great Awakening
1) A christian revitalization movement that swept protestant europe and British Amerca, leaving permanent impact on American religion -
Abany Plan of Union
1) proposed by Benjamin Franklin in Albany, new york
2) early attempt at forming a union of the colonies under one goverment -
French and Indian War
1) The French and Indian War lasted 74 years in north america
2) It represented colonial events related to the european dynastic wars -
Pontiac's Rebellion
1) native american uprising againt the brtitish just after the close of the French and Indian wars
2) One of its leaders name was Ponitac -
Proclamation line of 1763
1) The purpose of it was to organize Great Britians new north american empire and to stabilize relations with native nore americans -
Sugar/Revenue Acts of 1764
1) A revenue - raising act passed by the parliament great britian
2) The Sugar Act, also known as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties Act -
Stamp Act
Fourth Stamp Act to be passed by the parliament of Great Britian -
Sons of Liberty
1) group of shopkeepers and artisans who called themselves the loyal nine
2) John hancock and samuel adams -
Townsend Act
1) passed by parliament of Great Britian
2)Series of laws
3) Its named after Chalres Townsend -
Boston Massacre
1) it all started from a wig
2) It was the killing of five colonists by british -
Gaspee Incident
1) It was burning of gaspee by the citizens of Rhode Island
2) Gaspee Incident was a significant event in the lead-up to American Revolution -
Committees of Correspondence
A shadow government organized by the Patriot leader of the 13 colonies on the eve of the American Revolutiion -
Tea Act
1) passed by parliament
2) tea act was not intended to raise revenue
30 launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston -
Boston Tea Party
1) it was adirect action by colonists in Boston
2) In 1773, Boston refused to return 3 shiploads of taxed tea to britian -
Intolerable Acts
1) series of laws sponsored by British Prime minister lord north
2) enacted in 1774 in response to Boston tea party -
First Continental Congress
1) A convention of delegates from twelve british north american colonies
2) the congress was attended by 56 members appointed by legislatures -
Edenton Tea Party
1) Edenton was a political protest in Edenton, NC
2) Inspired by the Boston tea Party -
Second Continental
1) At the congress they decided to completely break away from great britian
2) they also decided to officially put the colonies in a state of defense -
Mecklenburg Resolves
1) Mecklenburg isnew laws that will govern the now independent Mecklennburg
2) Those who doubt the existence of the meck cannot deny the mecklenburg -
Halifax Resolves
1) passed by the fourth provincial congress of NC
2) the very first instuctions by any colony that authorized its delegate to the continental congess to vote for independence -
Virginia Resolves
1) A political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799
2) took the position that the federal Alien and sedition Acts were unconstitutional -
Declaration of Independence
1) adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies 2) The Declaration was ultimately a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain -
Articles of Confederation
1) the first contitution in our nations history was the U.S. Articles of confederation
2) the Articles of Confederation became the ruling document in the new nation after they were ratified by the last of 13 american states -
Treaty of Paris 1783
1) Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolutionary war between Great Britian
2) It is most famous for being "exceedingly generous" to the United States in terms of enlarged boundaries. -
Land Ordinance of 1785
1) A resolution written by Thomas Jefferson calling for congress to take action
2) The land west of the Applications mountains -
Shay's Rebellion
1) Shays Rebellion was an armed upspring that took place in central and western Massachusetts
2) started over financial difficulies and by Jan. 1787 over 1000 shay sites been arrested -
Constituional Convention
1) constitution was held at the state house in Philadelphia, same location as the declaration of independence had been sign 11 years earlier -
Land Ordinance of 1787
1) An act of the congress of the united states
2) It was called Northwest ordinance
3) adopted by the ongress of confederation -
Federalist/ Antifederalist Papers
Collection of articles written in opposition to the 1787 U.S. constitution -
Whiskey Rebellio
The U.S. congress in Philadelphia passed a federal excise tax of 7 cents per gallon on Whiskey in an effort to pay off debts incurred by the Revolutionary War
