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Magna Carta
The Magna Carta Project was a turning point for human rights. Signed by the King of England in 1215, the Magna Carta gave the Church the right to be free of government interference. It also gave individuals the right to own and inherit property and be protected from excessive taxes. It gave widows who owned property the right to remain unmarried and established principles of due process and equality under the law. Finally, it contained provisions forbidding bribery and misconduct under office. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony.The Pilgrims went to America so they could practice religion their own way. They knew they needed rules so they created the compact before they set foot on American soil.
the purpose of the mayflower compact was to form a stable government that wouldn't run out of resources quickly. -
Petition of Rights
Peition of Right is the statement of civil liberties sent by English Parliament to Charles I. no taxes may be levied without consent of Parliament; no subject may be imprisoned without cause shown (reaffirmation of the right of habeas corpus); no soldiers may be quartered upon the citizenry; martial law may not be used in time of peace. it was signed by Charles I. -
English Bill of Rights
William and Mary signed the English Bill of Rights. This Bill gave the people the rights to:
•The monarch no longer had powers to override, change, enact or suspend laws. The monarch could only do so with the approval of Parliament. Likewise, the king could no longer raise an army without the consent of Parliament.
•The bill gave protestants protection in several ways, previously, they were dealt with harshly by Roman Catholic institutions.
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Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was a proposal to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies. Ben Franklin suggested the Albany Plan of Union. The political cartoon is called "Join or Die." Also, this plan never actually happened. Ben Franklin along with suggesting the Plan also created this cartoon. -
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War ended in 1763. This war wa the imperial struggle between Britain and France called the Second Hundred Years' War. In the early 1750s, France's expansion into the Ohio River valley repeatedly brought it into conflict with the claims of the British colonies, especially Virginia. The last major war of the French and Indian War was the Annus Mirabilis of 1759, when they finally captured Ticonderoga. The British won this war primarily through the capture of France's capital. -
King George III takes power
King George III taxed the English unreasonably unitl they rebelled.1. France lost Canada, Spain got Lousiana, Britain got Florida. Britain strenthened by removing rivals. King George changed the relationship between the British and the colonies by taking control over Florida and removing the rivals around Britain. -
Stamp Act
All American colonists had to pay a tax on EVERY piece of paper they printed on. The colonists reasoned because they knew in the future there could potentially be worse taxes. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre is though to be a "street mob" that broke out once some people started through snowballs and sticks at the guards as a sign of rebelion.Five colonists were killed during the Boston Massacre which was started by the acts of no guns, no property, and taxes being inforced on the colonists/ citizens. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest against Britain by "The Sons of Liberty" who were against the tax put on tea. The British responded by making the Intolerable Acts.
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Intolerable Acts
These acts were in response to the Boston Tea Party. It was meant to punish the colonies by restricting trade. The acts stripped Massachusetts of self-government and historic rights, triggering outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies. They were key developments in the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve colonies (Georgia was not present) that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. The outcome of the First Continental Congress was a declaration that would state the rights of the colonists and halt the trade with Britain. -
Lexington and Concord
There were many battles after this one. The American Revolutionary War took place after this. Some of the major generals are General Gage for the British and Colonial leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock. -
Second Continental Congress
They met in the Pennsylvania State House in Philidelphia pennsylvania. They decided to completey break away from Great Britain as well as organize the militia of the colonies better. They discussed if they were going to print paper money. Members at the meeting signed and wrote the Decleration of Independence. Some of the colonial leaders were John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Samuel Adams. -
Declaration of Independence
the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain -
Articles of Confederation
John Hanson was the first president under the Articles of Confederation. -
Treaty of Paris
signed in Paris by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay (U.S) , and David Hartley. The treaty not only recognized the United States of America as an independent nation, but also established boundaries that extended far to the west of the 13 orig. colonies. The new country would be bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, the Mississippi River on the west, Florida on the south, and Canada and the Great Lakes on the north Spain retained control of Florida, and U.s. could use Mississippi R -
Treaty of Paris Continued
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Start of Constitutional Convention
representitives from five states showed up in Maryland on September 11, 1786 to discuss trade regulation. It was difficult to set things in stone because you needed all 13 states to agree and only 5 were there. The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to revise the Articles of Confederation.
