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Magna Carta
King John signed it in Runnymede near Windsor Castle. The parliament got more powerful, and King John's power decreased. The Magna Carta made the king have less power, which gave a more powerful parliament. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the foundational document for the Plymouth Colony. The Mayflower Compact was signed in 1620 onboard the Mayflower shortly after it came to anchor off Provincetown Harbor. The Pilgrims had obtained permission from English authorities to settle in Virginia, whose northern border at the time extended up to what is now New York. -
Petition of Rights
The Petition of Rights is a English constitutional document that states specific liberties that the king is prohibited from infringing. Rights include no person should be forced to provide a gift, loan or tax without an Act of Parliament and no free individual can be imprisoned or detained unless a cause has ben shown. Charles I signed the petition of rights. -
French and Indian war
the french and indian war included conflict involving Austria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Sweden also called the Seven Years War. The battle of Lake George was a main, big battle of the war. As a result of their defeat, France was forced to give up all claims in Canada, and all claims in America east of the Mississippi. -
Albany plan of Union
It was suggested by Benjamin Franklin. It failed because the colonists found it hard to unite together. Franklin created the John or die political cartoon for the albany plan of union. The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government -
King George 3rd takes power
George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and grandson of King George II, who he succeeded in 1760. When the war ended King George III, who had just come to the throne as a 22 year old in 1760, looked at the situation and saw something getting out of control. the American colonies were growing vary rapidly in population and it was evident that it would not be more that a few decades that the population would leave England. -
Stamp Act
It is an act for granting and applying certain stamp duties and other duties in the british colonies and american plantations. Paper was taxed as a result of this act. the colonial leaders said that Britian did not have the authority to levy taxes on colonists. -
Intolerable Acts
It resulted in the Boston Tea Party and the British passed acts to try to return the colonies under the king. It was caused because Britian had lost a lot of money on looted, spoiled and destroyed goods. The provisions of the acts were that the British closed all ports until the colonist payed for the tea, they resticted the colonists on town meeting and government, allowed British to house troops in the colonists homes and let British officials to stand trial in Britian and not in the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a patriot mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech writers. 5 people had died in the end. townshend act was the result of this. -
Boston tea party
website history the boston tea party took place when a group of Massachusetts Patriots, protesting the monopoly on American tea imports. The British responded to the Boston Tea Party by making the Intolerable Acts which closed the Boston Ports and destroyed the Massachusetts government. -
First Continental Congress
The first congress held in america by the colonies. Major personalities included George Washington, Richard Henry Lee, Patrick Henry, Edmund Pendleton, Benjamin Harrison, Richard Bland, and Peyton Randolph (head). The First Continetal Congress establish teh Association. Took Place in Carpenters Hall in Philadelphia. -
Lexington and Concord
Paul revereIT was a sneak attack by the British to caputre colonial leaders in lexington and Concord. It resulted in a battle between the British and the colonies because spies leaked information allowing the colonies to be prepared. Sam Adams, John Hancock and Paul Revere were some of the major generals in the battle. Paul revere was one of the men on horeback warning the colonies of the British coming hence his saying "The British are coming, the British are coming." -
Second Continental Congress
Website - US HistroyThe second meeting of the colonies that took place after the the battles of Lexington and Concord. Took place in Philadelphia. Some questions involved what to do about the military threat of Britian and it was agreed that a continetal army would be created. George Washington was the supreme commander, John Hancock, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Samuel Adams were some others involved. -
Declaration Of Independence
Thomas Jefferson, the main author of the declaration, headed a group of people whom announced that the 13 colonies are no longer under the rule of Britian and should be regarded as independent states and not part of the British Empire. -
Articles of Confederation
The articles of confederation formed the first governing documnet of the United States of America. John Hanson would have been teh first president under teh Articles of Confederation. -
Start of Constitutional Convention
The Convention convened on May 25, 1787, at the State House in Philadelphia. It opened eleven days later than planned because of the slow arrival of some delegates. All of the states were represented except for Rhode Island. On the final day, Benjamin Franklin said that there were parts of the proposed constitution that were not to his liking. He also noted that he had been obliged at times in his life to change what he had considered to be a settled opinion. He urged everyone to sign it. -
English Bill of Rights
It was signed by King William the third. It gave citizens the rights they thought they should have. The English Bill of Rights inspiried America to have their own.
