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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The magna Carta was signed by king John on June 15th, 1215. The document was signed in england. 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. http://www.history.com/topics/magna-carta
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Mayflow Compact
The Mayflower Compact, signed by 41 English colonists on the ship Mayflower on November 11, 1620, was the first written framework of government established in what is now the United States. The compact was drafted to prevent dissent amongst Puritans and non-separatist Pilgrims who had landed at Plymouth a few days earlier. Also, it establish a temporary, legally-binding form of self government until they could get formal permission from the Council of New England.
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Petition of Rights
King Charles I signed it 1. that no freeman should be forced to pay any tax, loan, or benevolence, unless in accordance with an act of parliament; 2. that no freeman should be imprisoned contrary to the laws of the land; 3. that soldiers and sailors should not be billeted on private persons; 4. commissions to punish soldiers and sailors by martial law should be abolished. -
French and Indian War
Some of the major players in the war were, George Washington, William Pitt, James Wolfe, and Edward Braddock . Some of the major battlers were Battle of Fort Necessity, Battle Of Fort William and Henry, Battle of Fort Ticonderoga, and Battle of fort Frontenac. Ultimately, the Americans won. -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was a proposal to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin. It failed because of the many differences between the colonies...Relligion, class differences, etc... It would make it hard for cooperation. But it is significant because it is the first effort made in uniting the colonies. The picture to the left is the cartoon, created by Ben. Franklin -
King George III Takes Power
The Picture is King George The Third. After the multitude of wars England had against its neighboring countries(namely France), the King relied heavily on taxation from England's colonies. -
Stamp Act
was the first internal tax levied on American colonists by the british government. This act imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies. The reason the Britain started taxing the colonies in the first place was because they were in debt from the seven years war. The colonists resorted to angry mobs arguing that the act was unconstitutional. -
Boston Massacre
A public protest was taking place at the intersection of Devonshire and State Street where British soldiers provided crowd control for sometime. At a point in the event there was a misfire and five citizens wer shot dead. This event had sparked a large motive to rebel against the English. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty organized the Boston Tea Party. 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
After the events of the Boston Tea party, and other more miniscule but destructive acts against the british, they adopted the coercive acts. These acts were devised in attempt to restore order in Massachusetts, and punish all who tried to oppose British rule. The Boston port act, the administration of justice act which made british officials immune to criminal prosecution in Massachusetts, and the quartering act, which required colonists to house british troops on demand. -
First Continental Congress
The Congress met from September 5 to October 26, 1774. From September 5 through October 21, Peyton Randolph presided over the proceedings; Henry Middleton took over as Peesident of the Congress for the last few days, from October 22 to October 26. Charles Thomson, leader of Philadelphia Committee of Correspondence, was selected to be Secretary of the Continental Congress. The members demanded an end to the Intolerable Acts. Meeting met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, -
Lexington and Concord
effectively started the American revolutionary war. The night of april 18, british troops marched on boston in order to claim an arms cache. Paul revere and other riders sounded the alarms, and it resulted in a british retreat. Colonel Smith commanded the British , forces, and the militia was assembled to combat them. -
Second Continental
While battles raged on, the second continental congress convened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ideas proposed at the congress were; assembling a formal army, instead of militia. Noteable people at the congress were Benjamin Franklin, along with John Hancock. -
Declaration of Independence
A document signed in 1776 in order for the colonies of north America to shear their tether with Great Britain. -
Articles of Confederation
This was the first written constitution of the united states of America. Under the articles, Jon Jay was to serve as the first president. -
The Treaty of Paris
Peace negotiations began in April of 1782, involving American representatives Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Henry Laurens, and John Adams. The United States now reached north to the british Canada,west to the Mississippi river,and south to spanish Florida. -
Start of Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention assembled in Philadelphia to confront a daunting task:, which was to be the peaceful overthrow of the new American government as defined by the Article of Confederation. Although the convention was originally supposed to begin on May 14, James Madison reported that a small number only had assembled. -
English Bill of rights
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