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Jun 5, 1215
Magna Carta
Orginal Picture of Magna Cartaking john signed the Magna Carta and it was signed in a field in Runnymede. the rights given to the people were things like it helped them priotect the rights they did have against the king at the time. -
Mayflower Compact
mayflower compactto prevent dissent between the Puritains and non-separist pilgrims who landed on Plymouth a few days earlier -
english Bill of Rights
english Bill of Rightsthe King and Queen William and Mary of Orange accepted the english Bill of Rights. The people received rights like civil and political rights, religious rights were limited because of the king and queen being the rulers -
Albany Plan of Union
Albany Plan of union was presented and created by Ben Franklin at the Albany Congress in 1754.Although this plan never happened its plan was to unionize the first colonies as a whole. and the political cartoon this is associated with is the join or die cartoon. -
King George 3rd takes power
king George 3rdhe help fought against them and won the war which made them become stronger -
French and Indian War
French and indian warThe French and Indian War was a major conflict between many different countries such as Austria, France, Great Britian, England, Prussia and other countries. Some major battles were the fight for St. Lawarence, Plains of Abraham. Great Britian more or less won the battle because both of the leaders were killed and once Quebec fell the war was over. We became enemies. -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act Picthe stamp act was an act that taxed certain items like printer paper,Ship's paper, legal documents, etc. most colonial leaders reacted by accpeting it till the stamp act was passed thru the House of Burgesses -
Boston Massacre Part 1
boston massacre part 1 picture The Boston Massacre was an event that happened in Britian that consisted of the Britsh army killing innccent colonists becuase they were peacefully protesting. -
Boston Massacre Part 2
boston massacre part 2 picture linkhow many colonists were murdered? 5 colonists were killed. three were killed at the scene and two died later on.
What acts were being enforced that lead to this tragedy? It was to enforce the heavy tax burden imposed by the Townshend Acts. -
Intolerable Act
Intolerable ActsThe colonists were retalating against the British when they tried to send goods/ supplies. the british lost a lot of troops and money and goods becuase of this retaiation.
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 official -
Boston Tea Party Part 2
Boston Tea Party Part 2What political group organized the event? Massachusetts Patriots
How did the British respond to this event? they created the Intolerable Acts of 1774. -
Boston Tea Party Part 1
boston tea party picture part 1
this was an event that was caused when the Mass. Patriots got aboard british ships and threw over the tea that was on the ship. -
First Continental Congress
First Continental CongressThe first congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philly to discusss their issues with Great Britain. they wanted to separate from them to have thier own independance. Everyone but Georgia sent representives to the meeting. That they wrote a letter to the king to establish the rights that the colonies wanted as their own independance. -
Lexington and Concord
Paul revere's rideThe Battles of Lexington and Concord marked the start of open conflict between thirteen Colonists and the British. This battle marked the opening of armed hostilities between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in America.Captain John Parker,advanced British guard Lieutenant Jesse Adair. Paul Revere was the person that warned the colonists that the British were coming. one latern was by land and two lanterns were they were coming by sea. -
Second continental Congress
second continental congressThis one was also held in Philly, this was the cause when the redcoats fired into the crowd killing people. and the colonist just had enough. Conitnental Army would be created,congress approved the olive branch petition as well. -
Declaration of Independence
declaration of independencewhen america finally broke free from Great Britain -
Start of Consitiutional Convention
start of contitiutional conventiontook place in the State House in Philly,was created after the Articles of Conederation was stable. -
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation
john Hanson would be the first president according to the Articles of Conederation -
Petition of Rights
Petiton of RightsParliamentary declaration of the rights and liberties of the people,
that no freeman should be forced to pay any tax, loan, or benevolence, unless in accordance with an act of parliament;
that no freeman should be imprisoned contrary to the laws of the land;
that soldiers and sailors should not be billeted on private persons;
commissions to punish soldiers and sailors by martial law should be abolished.
