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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
A document that was signed to keep promises between a king and his subjects.
A. Medieval England (feudal barons) and King John, at Runnymede near Windsor Castle
B. trial by jury, a punsihment fitting and not excessiveby crime, no taxtation without representation. -
Mayflower Compact
Signed by 41 English colonists that was the framework of government established.
A. to prevent dissent amongst Puritains and non-separatist pilgrims. -
Petition of Right
King Charles I signed this document which stated that the people could not be imprisoned for any reason contrary to the laws of the land, they should not be forced to pay taxes unless it is an act of Parliament, and they should not have to house soldiers in their private homes. -
English Bill of Rights
A document that limited the power of the English sovereign.
A. King William III and Queen Mary of Orange
B. Free Speach, impose fines or punishment without trial, and create a standing army -
French and Indian War
A war that lasted for seven years that formed an imperial struggle between Britain and France.
A. William Pitt, Geroge Washington, and Jeffrey Amherst
B. Battle of Quebec and Battle of Quiberon Bay
C. The British
D. Britain started to enforce their policies so they could get enough funds to repair their damaged country -
Albany Plan of Union
A plan to place British North American colonies under a more established government.
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. It failed
C. A cut up snake with the words "JOIN or DIE" -
King George III takes power
A king that took power from 1760-1820
A. The King and Parliament attempted to take over the colonies to gain more power. -
Stamp Act
First internal tax levied dirctly on American colonists.
A. all paper documents in the colonies
B. denying offenders trials by jury -
Boston Massacre Cont'd.
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Boston Massacre
Killing of colonists becasue of growing tension from the Royal Troops apperaring in Massachusetts.
A. 5 Colonists
B. Paying taxes on English goods, colonists were not allowed to their own guns, and didnt have a say about their property -
Boston Tea Party
a group of Massachusetts Patriots, protesting the monopoly on American tea importation recently granted by Parliament to the East India Company.
A. Massachusetts Patriots Group
B. By making the Intolerable Acts of 1774 which closed the Boston Ports and destroyed the Massachusetts government, granting a monopoly on the sale of tea to the British East India Company. -
Intolerable Acts
These acts were passed by an infuriated British Parliament in response to the rebellious American colonists and their Boston Tea Party. The Boston Port Act in essence shut off the port of Boston from the rest of the world while the Mass. Government Act regulated the ruling system of the Massachusetts Bay. On top of that, the Quebec Act established direct rule in Quebec which was a direct blow to democracy. -
First Continental Congress
Served as a government for the 13 colonies which later turned into the United States.
A. George Washington and John Adams
B. Declaration of Rights
C. Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the American Revolution. General Howe and Burgoyne led British troops into Boston, Massachusetts, but not before Paul Revere had time to warn the countryside that, "the British are coming!" -
Second Continental Congress
The leaders of the Second Continental Congress (John Hancock, Ben Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson to name a few) met in May of 1775 at the State House in Philadelphia mainly to discuss war strategies and finances. -
Declaration of Independence
Text of the Declaration Written by Thomas Jefferson, this document declared the people's independence from Great Britain. -
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation
This written document created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government. Under the articles the first president would be John Hanson. -
Start of Constitutional Convention
Troubles within the confederation of states led the Continental Congress to call for a convention of delegates to meet in May 1787 in Philadelphia. The purpose was to create/modify their governing system to fit the needs of the people as a whole.
