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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Featured documents: Magna CartaConsent Created by King John to allow the demands of rebellious barons to avert civil war. Signed by King John in a field at Runnymede to protect Baron's rights against the Tyranical king. -
Mayflower Compact
Drafted to prevent disent amongst puritains and non-sepratists pilgrims who had landed at plymoth days earlier. -
Petition of rights
The petition contains restrictions on non-Parliamentary taxation, forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without cause, and restricts the use of martial law. -
French and Indian War
The major players in this conflict were the British, the French, and the Native Americans. Major battles were signal hill and fort duquesne. This event started the divide between colonial america and Great Britain. -
English Bill of rights
Limited the power of the english sovriegn and was written as an act of parliment. It was aserted the englishmen had certain inalienable civil and political rights. Signed by King/Queen William/Mary -
Albany Plan of Union
Plan suggested by King George to place the british north american colonies under a more centralized government. Made famous by the Join or Die political cartoon. It never really took action. -
King George 3rd takes power
He tried to make the colonies pay for all of the expenses of the French and Indian war through taxes. By doing so it kind of ignited the revolution. -
Stamp Act
history Channel siteDifferent items taxed were paper, stamps, ink, tea and many more. The colonial people reacted by protesting and beginning to become hostile. -
Boston Massacre
Protests in Boston by colonists caused British soldiers to shoot into the crowd killing 5 people. The colonists were protesting the stamp act and various taxes. -
First Continental Congress
Major people apart of this were John Adams, John Jay, Patrick Henry and George Washington. The first written american Constitution was established. It took place in the city of Philadelphia. -
Intolerable Acts
This act was passed because of the Boston Tea Party. This act shut down the ports of massachusetts to punish the colonists for their actions. -
Lexington and Concord
The result of this conflict was the beginning of the Revolutionary War. The generals involved in this battle were Thomas Gage, John Parker and Francis Smith. Paul Revere made his famous ride telling the people the british are coming. -
Second Continental Congress
The second Continental Congress took place at the Pennsylvania state house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Colonial leaders involved included George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock and Ben Franklin. -
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Articles of Confederations
Viewed as first set of ground rules for America. John Hanson named president under them. -
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty protested the tea act by dumping 342 chests of tea into the boston harbor. British respond by closing all of the Boston Ports. -
Start of the Constitutional Convention
Started to lay the groundwork/preperation to begin writing the constitution. involved key figures such as Madison, and Hamilton.
