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Jun 18, 1215
Magna Carta
<a href='http://www.magnacartaholygrail.com/' King John signed the Magna Carta after returning to London and demanding for more money from taxes. The barons rebelled agaisnt his power and by spring of 1215 both sides were willing to discuss matters resulting in the magna carta. -
May Flower Compact
The mayflower compact was the first written frame work of government established in what is now the U.S. and it was signed on November 11th 1620 -
Petition of Rights
The rights was a document with specific liberties that the king is prohibited from infringing including restrictions on taxation and imprisionment without cause. The document was signed by both houses and the petition was accepted on June 2nd. -
English Bill of Rights
An act of the parliment of England which was passed on December 16th 1689. It was presented by the convention parliment to William and Mary in March 1689. The specific rights givent o specific people were garunteed freedoms, serves to tie up loose ends resulting from the flight of James II to continental Europe and the transfer of soverengity to WIlliam and Mary and their descendents. It also established that King James' flight from England consitiuted on abdication of the throne. -
Albany Plan
The British government in London ordered the colonial government to meet because of a breakdown in negotiations. The Albany Congress publihed several tentative plans.The Albany plan did not happen out of desire to secure independence from Great Britain. -
French and Indian War
The spanish and the dutch people were the major players who created this conflict. Fort William Henry, Ticonderoga, Fort Nessecity, and Fort Pitt were a few of the most important battles.The British won te French and Indian war -
King George III takes power
King George III sent troops to fight attack the colonist and burn their towns and attack their ships at sea.There were several American lives lost at the battles of lexington and concord.King George and his Parliment withdrew British military protection from the colonies and enacted a policy of seizure. -
Stamp Act
A tax on documents and paper materials in 1765. The tax had to be paid in valid British currency. The purpose of the tax was to help pay for the troops stationed in North America. -
Boston Massacre
The tounshed act was being enforced that led to this tragedy and the British army soliders killed 5 civilian men and injured six others. The British troops were stationed in Boston in 1768 in order to protect the colonial officals attempting to enforce Parlimentary legislation. -
Boston Tea Party
boston tea party websiteThe Boston tea party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston.Thomas Hutchinson refused to allow the tea to be returned to Britian. The first continental congress petioned the British monarch for repeal of the acts of coordinated colonial resistance to them -
First Continental Congress
The major personalities involved in the first continental congress were delegates sent to philly by every state except for Georgia. They were elected by the people, the legislatures, and the commities of correspondance. The Declaration and Resolves established the course of congress as a statement of principals common to all colonies. -
Intolerable Acts
These laws were passed in 1774 afer the Boston Tea Party and they stripped Massachusetts of self government and historic rights. The provisions of the intelorable acts were to restrict trade and keep the other colonies from rebelling. -
Lexington and Concord
The seige of Boston was the result of the conflicts and the major generals involved were Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith and Brigadier General Hugh Percy. Paul Revere had the job of warning the soliders that the british were coming closer and thats when he said the famous line " the British are coming, the British are coming" -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia between September 5th 1774 and October 26th 1774. They managed the colonial war efforts and the moved towards independence and adopting the United States Declaration of Independence. Some of the leaders involved were Peyton Randolph, Charles Thomson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Hancock -
Declaration of Independence
<a href='http://http://www.history.com/topics/declaration-of-independence/videos#jefferson-writes-the-declaration-of-independence' > The Declaration of Indepence was adopted by the Continental Congress and it announced the the 13 colonies were independent states and were no longer part of the British Empire. John Adams was the leader pushing for independence which was approved on July 2nd. -
Articles of Confederation
John Hanson was the first president under the articles. The articles were an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America and served as its first constitution. -
The Treaty of Paris
Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Henry Laurens, and John Adams represented the United States in its' signing. The Province of Quebec was the piece of land that became the new boundry for the United States.The American Congress of Confederation ratified the Treaty of Paris in January 1784. -
Start of Constitutional Convention
12 delegates from 5 states met to draft a resolution for a constitutional convention and worked toward a more financially independent federal government.They met from September 11 to September 14, 1786. The original purpose of the convention was to remedy defects of the federal government.
