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Jun 1, 1215
Magna Carta Part II
In this image, it shows what the Magna Carta looked like. It had been signed by King John -
Jun 1, 1215
Magna Carta
On this link, you can look up events and find valid information on the topics about what happened.The document was a series of written promises between the king and his subjects stating that the king would govern England and deal with its people according to feudal law. It restricted the king from abusing his power. The document was signed between the feudal barons and King John at Runnymede near Windsor Castle. The Magna Carta promised laws that were good and fair. Everyone has accesss to a fair trial. -
Mayflower Compact
The compact bound all signers to accept whatever form of government was established after landing. It was created to prevent dissent amongst Puritans and non-separatist Pilgrims who ahd landed at Plymouth a few days earlier. In the picture, it displays the Puritans and the Pilgrims signing the contract and agreeing to the terms. -
Petition of Rights
This was an English constitutional document signed by King Charles I saying whatthe King is prohibited from infringing. This included, restrictions on non- Parliamentary taxation, forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without cause, and restricts use of the martial law. -
The English Bill of Rights
It set limits on the power of the crown and also tells the rights of Parliament. The bill had been presented by Parliament to King and Queen William and Mary of Orange. It asserted that English men had certain inalienable civil and political rights. Monarchs couldn't establish their own courts, create a standing army. impose fines or punishments without a fair trial, or impose cruel and unusual punishments. Also, free speech was protected in Parliament. -
Albany Plan of Union
It was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. The plan was suggested by representatives from seven of the British colonies, but was never carried out. Benjamin Franklin had printed a political cartoon called "Join, or Die" in the Pennsylvania Gazette. The cartoon was a woodcut of a severed snake. It depicted the British colonies as the snake cut into eight segments, withe each segment representing the colonies. -
French and Indian War
France's expansion into the Ohio River Valley repeatedly brought conflict with the claims of the British colonies. The Frencha and the British were the major players in this conflict. In July 1758, the British won their first victory at Louisburg, near the mouth of the St.Lawrence River. A month later, they took Fort Frontenac at the western end of the river. Then they closed in on Quebec, where Gen. James Wolfe won a spetacular victory on the Plains of Abraham in Sept. 1759. -
King George III Takes Power
He oversaw the conquest of an empire in the Seven Years' War, and the loss of the American Colonies in the War of Independence. As a result of the French and Indian War, Parliament refused to increase taxes in England to help protect the colonies. King George and Parliament decided the colonies should pay for part of the war. They also wanted the colonies to pay for the costs of keeping British soldiers in North America to protect the colonies. The colonists were angry with the new taxes. -
French and Indian War Part II
With the fall of Montreal in Sept. 1760, the French lost their last foothold in Canada. The Bristish ultimately won the conflict when they received Canada from France and Florida from Spain. This even changed the colonies relationship with the British when the British stuck the American colonies with the bill. The colonies had to pay heavy taxes and were considered the burden. -
Stamp Act
This was the first tax put onto the American colonies because of Britain's debt from the Seven Years War. The taxes were on all paper documents. Parliament later repealed the Stamp Act due to the colonists mobbing the stamp collectors and having them back down. This pictures shows how the colonists felt about the Stamp Act. -
Boston Massacre
It was a street fight betweeb a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, at a squad of British soldiers. As a result, five colonists were killed. It was the culmination of tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768 to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts. The picture depicts the massacre between the troops and the colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
It took place when a group of Massachusetts Patriots, protesting the monopoly on American tea importation, seized 342 chests of tea in a midnight raid on three tea ships and threw them into the harbor. The Patriots were the ones who organized the event. The British responded to the event by creating the Intolerable Acts which closed the Boston Ports and destroyed the Massachusetts government. The image shows the colonists throwing the tea chests off the ship. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerbale Acts were created after the Stamp Act and included four laws by Britain to try to get the colonie's respect back to British rule. Britain hoped that it would reverse the colonie's resistance. The acts included the Boston Port Act which closed the Boston Port until the citizens paid for the damage of the Boston Tea Party and respected British authority. -
Intolerable Acts pt. 2
Another law under the Intolerable Acts included that the Massachuesetts government couldn't hold town meetings without governor's permission, who was appointed by the Crown. The last law stated that Americans had to feed and house British soldiers with no complaints. -
First Continental Congress
It met at Carpenters Hall in Philadephia were they were protesting the Intolerable Acts. 12 of the 13 colonies were a part of the congress excluding Georgia who was not present. The leaders included Samuel Adams, John Adams, George Washington, and Patrick Henry. The congress voted to cut off colonial trade with Great Britian unless Parliament decided to abolish the Intolerable Acts. They also outlined the rights of the American colonies. The picture shows Carpenters Hall where it was held. -
Lexington and Concord
The British troops set a goal to march to Concord from Boston but instead were confronted by colonists at Lexington. This started the first engagement of the Revolutionary War with Colonel Smith on the side of Britain and Paul Revere on the side of America and was the one to "sound the alarm" stating the arricval of the British. Britain ended up retreating under the colonist's fire. This picture shows what the battle would have looked like, -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress took place in Philadelphia and was created to ask King George III for a peaceful resolution by which he denied and had the men wanted for treason. Some of these men included George Washington and John Adams who was a radical. Other ideas that came about were things like printin their own money and forming a Continental Army. They didn't, however, want a war. They even declared their loyalty to the Crown. The picture shows how they run things and who all attended. -
Declaration of Independence
Morgan Freeman talking about the Declaration of Independence A formal statement was created by Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams declaring their desire for independence from Britain. This desire has only grown stronger since the Continental Congress formed. Congress officially adopted this formal document on July 4th, 1776, which is known today as America's "birthday." THhis is a picture of the actual document. -
Articles of Confederation
Website containg helpful information about the Artticle os Confederation and other useful major history eventsThe Articles of Confederation was an agreement between the 13 states saying that the United States was a confederation of Soverign states and was basically America's first Constitution. The first president under the Articles of Confederation was John Hanson. This picture shows which states were all involved with the Articles of Confederation. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty was at the end of the Revolutionary War which provided the British with the Providence of Quebec boarding the U.S. Also, all the territories captured by the U.S subsquent to the treaty will be returned. Representing America was John Adams, Ben Franklin, and John Jay. This also made the British fianlly recognized America's Declaration of Independence. -
Start of Constitutional Convention
During this convention the delegates elected George Washington to preside over the convention. Also, they discussed way to possibly improve the Articles of Confederation. This later on resulted into what today we know as the Constitution.
