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Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
It was signed by John of England.
It was signed in England.
It prevented the king from taking property, people could not be put on trial w/o a witness, and could only be puniched by a jury of thier peers. -
Mayflower Compact
It proclaimed that since the settlement would not be made in the agreed upon Virgina territory, they would use their own liberity. -
Petition of Rights
Petition of RightsSet a specific list of liberties for the subjects that the could was prohibited to infringe upon. It was sealed by King Charles I -
English Bill of Right
Facts of English Bill of RightsThe Parliament and King William were involed in the signing.
It took away power of the king and gave a voice to the people. -
French and Indian War
This was fought between British America and New France.
British won this war.
It resulted in a treaty between Britian and France. -
Albany Plan of Union
It was suggested by Benjamin Franklin.
It never was placed becuase the British officals felt it gave the government too much power to handle. -
King George III takes power
King George III generally stressed relations between the britan and the colonies. The colonies were left to fight the french and indian wars on their own and were taxed to help support the crown. -
Stamp Act
This Act required a tax on items such as playing cards, medicines, mortgages, contracts, and newpapers.
The Colonial leaders felt the taxes were a violation of their rights as englishmen, as they were being taxed with no representation in parliment. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident in which five civilian men were killed and 6 others were injured.
The Boston Tea Act was placed near this event which led to the massucre. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty organized the event which tea was thrown overboard an ship transporting tea.
The officals placed a higher tax on tea called the Intolerable Acts. -
Intolerable Acts
The Boston Tea Party was a resulted in the Intolerable Acts.
It causes the First Continental Congress to meet. -
First Continental Congress
This was the first met on the twelve colonies except Georgia.
They wanted the British help with the Indians.
It took place in Philadelphia. PA. -
Lexington and Concord
A force of about 700 british regulars were sent to destroy military supplies that were being stored in concord. The beitish forces were defeated and and were pushed back to boston by militia forces. Paul Revere famous for his midnight ride. Generals included gage and william heath. -
Second Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies tha began on may 10, 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, shortly after the first shots of the revolution had been fired. The moved toward independenace, adoped the declaration of independence on july 4, 1776. Managed the war effort and acted as the government of what would become the U.S.A. -
Second Continental Congress part 2
Nate worthy participants included: George Washington, Benjamen Franklin, John Handcock, -
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence VideoAdopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. Declaired that the 13 colonies regarded themselves as independent states that were not part of the british empire. Instead they formed a union that would become the united states of america. -
Articles of Confederation
Created by the second continential congress to act as a governing document, replced by the Constitution. The Government created by the articles of confederaion was too weak, lacked any tax base, a president, and a judicial branch -
Start of Constitutational Convention
A convention of delegates in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the intention of revising the articles of confederation to remedy some of the problems with governing the united states. the result was the creation of the constitution and an entirely new government.
