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Jun 1, 1215
Magna Carta
-When: June 15th, 1215
Where: Medieval England
Who: King John put his seal on it, but no one really signed it
-The magna carta prevented the king from taking property,He could not tax people unless a council of men agreed,people could not be put on trial without witnesses,They could be punished only by a jury of their peers. -
Mayflower Compact
- To promise to write a constitution within five years
- To establish freedom of religion
- To establish a new king
- To proclaim allegiance to the king
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Petition of Rights
1) It stated four principles: no taxes would be given without Parliament consent; no imprisonment without a shown cause; soldiers cannot be put in private houses; and martial law cannot be used in times of peace.
2) King Charles 1 -
Period: to
French and Indian war
The French and The British were he main rivals in the war.Some Major battles were Fort Necessity, the Battle of River Monongahela,Battle of lake George, Fort William and Henry,fort Niagra,Battle of Quebec.They both won the conflict with the French getting territorys and so did the British. The French and Indian War gave us our first sense of freedom along with the desire to continue to live free or die. -
Albany Plan of Union
a.) Benjamin Franklin
b.) No
c.) Join or Die -
King George III Takes Power
The relationship between the colonies and Great Britain during the Pre-Revolutionary period was similar to the relationship of a parent and a child. -
Stamp Act
-The Stamp Act was passed in 1765 and required people to pay taxes on all pieces of paper that were printed. Some of the items that were passed were licenses, legal documents, a ship's papers, and playing cards.
-boycotting the stampt act -
Boston Massacre
a.) 5 colonists died
b.) stamp act -
Boston Tea Party
a.) Sons Of Liberty
b.) The British responded to the Boston Tea Party by making th Intolerable Acts which closed the Boston Ports and destroyed the Massachusetts government. -
Intolerable Acts
-The Boston Tea party
-1. The British closed all of Boston's Ports until the colonist's payed for the tea they destroyed during the Boston Tea Party.
2. British restricted colonist to have government/committees/town meetings.
3. British allowed them selves to house troops where ever, when ever, in the colonist's homes.
4. They let British officials accused of crimes stand trial in Britain, instead of the colonies, and to make Tomas Gage (loyalist) be a governor of the colonies. -
First Continental Congress
Major people were Patrick Henry, George Washington, John Adams, and John Jay . The first major American opposition to British policy came in 1765 after Parliament passed the Stamp Act, a taxation measure designed to raise revenues for a standing British army in America. "no tax without represintation" the meeting was held at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. -
Lexington & Concord
1) A large amount of casualties
2) Colonel Smith, Major Pitcairne and Lord Percy
3) He said his famous line, "The British are coming!" -
Second Continental Congress
1) The Pennsylvania State House in Philly.
2) Restore Civil Rights and to boycott british goods -
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Articles of Confederation
-John Hanson
November 5, 1781 - November 3, 1782 -
Start of Constitutional Convention
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English Bill of Rights
-John Adams, Vice President of the United States, Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Buckley, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Sam. A. Otis, Secretary of the Senate. (Signed The Bill Of Rights)
-Freedom of religion, speech, press, the right to bear arms,trial by jury, right to counsel.
