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Jun 15, 1215
Magna carta
Signed by King John in England that gave property rights to berrings. Image of King John. -
Mayflower Compact
text from the document and list of people that signed The purpose of it was to point that they were not going to Virginia anymore and instead to Cape Cod to create their own Government. -
Petition of Rights
Rights granted were; protection from unjustr seizure of propert of impisonment, right to trial by jury and protection from unjust punsihments. It was made and signed by Sir Edward Coke. This image shows the orginal petition of rights. -
French and Indian War
The major players were the French and Indians vs the British colonists. Some of the major battles were faught around the Great Lakes and New England. The British won the war that lasted 7 years. This confict solidyfied their hold on American territory and we did not like that. Picture of a Red Coat fighting an indian. -
Albany Plan of Union
This plan was suggested by Benjamin Franklin. The albany plan failed. The popular political cartoon is "Join or Die" created by Benjamin Franklin. Pictured is the cartoon by Benjamin Franklin -
King George III takes power
King George cahnged the relationship between the British and the colonies by sparking many conflicts with the enlish colonies. painting of king george iii -
Stamp Act
Every piece of printed paper they used was taxed as a result. Colonial leaders thought it would open up the door to more troublesome taxation in the future. Stamp showing tax on paper -
Boston Masscre
It resulted in 5 dead colonists. The Townshend Act increased and enforced this tragedy. Painting of the massacre. -
Boston Tea Party
It was organized by a British Patriot paramiltary group. The British responded by making the Intolorable act of 1774 which destroys the Massechusetts govenment and closed the Boston ports. painting of boston tea party -
Intolarble Acts
The Boston Tea Party was the cause of these acts. British closed Bostons ports until they paid for all the tea that was destroyed. It also provised British resricted colonists from any government meetings, British could also house troops in colonists homes and British officials could go back to Brittain to stand trial. -
First Continental Congress
The major people involved were George Washington, Richard Henry Lee and Patrick Henry. It took place in Carpenters Hall in Piladelphia and cut off colonial trade with Great Brittain. -
Lexington and Concord
The result of this was the start of the Revolutionary War. The major generals involved were Hugh Percy, Francis Smith, John Parker and James Barrett. Rode on his horse to tell colonists that the British were coming. Painting of battle of lexington and concord -
Second Continental Congress
Took place in the State house in Philadelphia, PA. They decided to completely seperate from Great Bitain and become independent. Some of the major colonial leaders involved include; John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Painting of the 2nd continetnal congress -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote the declartion of independence. The three parts of the Declaration of independence are the preamble, follewed by the list of greviances, and then the actual declaration of independence. -
Articles of confederation
John Hanson was the first president under the Articles of Confederation. 3 major failures of the articles of confederation are; no executive head of government, congress didnt have the power to levy taxes over states, and congress couldn't force states to obey laws. 3 major successes were; the settlement of land disputes in the Ohio valley, a stepping stone toward the present constitution, and territorial disagreements were settled. -
Treaty of Paris
ourdocuments.govJohn Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay represented the United States in Paris. This allowed the colonists to be able to expand westward. Britain also finally acknowledged the declaration of independence. -
Start of constitutional convention
They felt like not enough people showed up to the Annapolis convention, so they called for a larger metting in Philadelphia the next May. The original plan was to make a more financially independent federal government, -
English Bill of Rights
Video of English Bill of Rights James Madison was involved in signing along with the other states. It gave
