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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
King John signed the Magna Carta in England on June 15 1215.The rights that were given to the people were Human rights, the church would be free from Government interference, they would have the right to own and inherit property, and widows can choose to remarry. -
Mayflower Compact
The purpose of this compact was to combine themselves into a civil body polotic for the glory of god, the advancements of the christian faith and to honor the king of the country. -
Petition of Rights
The rights that were granted were no taxes may be leived without consent of Parliament, no subject may be imprisoned without cause shown reaffirmation of the habeous corpu, no soliders may be quarted upon the citizenary, and Martial Law may not be used in time of peace. Charles 1 signed the Petition of Rights. -
English Bill of Rights
King William the III was involved of the signing of the English Bill of Rights, which was made by the English parliament.
Rights that were given to the people set an enumeration of grierances against James II, it declared 13 ancient rights, the rest of the BOR establishes the sovereighty of William & Mary -
French and Indian War
The major players of the French and Indian War were America and the French/Indians.
Some of the major battles of the war were. Battle of Fort Necessity, Battle of River Monongahela, Battle of lake George, Battle Of Oswego, and the Battle of Montreal.
The English ultimatley won the war,
As a result of the French & Indian War te French were thrown out of North America, and their territories in Canada, ssissippi and Ohio River Valleys, fell into British hands. -
Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin suggested this plan, but it never happened because it would've given power to the colonistss. the popular political cartoon is Join, or Die. -
King George III takes power
King George III and Parliament decided the colonies should pay for part of the war for keeping British soldiers in North America to protect the colonies. Any British citizens living ion the land that France had one was asked to leave and go elsewhere. King George hoped his proclamation would stop wars between the colonists and the Indians. -
Stamp Act
Every piece of printed paper they used was taxed as result of the stamp act; ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed.
The Colonists reacted immediately to the Stamp Act. Resistance to the act was demonstrated through debates in the colonial legislatures, written documents (including legislative resolves, prints, and songs), -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre: America the Story of UsThe boston massacre only took the lives of 5 colonists.
Charles Townshend, came up with a way to tax the colonies “without offense". The Townshend Acts placed import taxes on glass, paint, paper, lead, and tea (which is what lead to the boston massacre). -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party Quiz The Sons of Liberty organized the the Boston Tea Party because they didn't like how the taxes were so high. The British responded by making the Intoerable Acts that shut the Boston ports and destroyed the Massachusetts government. -
Intolerable Acts
The British passed the intolerable acts because thousands of dollars of Tea was wasted int othe sea. There were 4 provisions, The british closed all the ports until the tea was paid for, the british restricted colonists to have government commitees or town meetings, the British allowed themselves to have house troops anywhere or anytime in the colonists home, and lastly the british officials doing or accused of crimes stood trial in Britain instead of the colonies. -
Lexington and Concord
As a result of the Lexington and Concord conflicts the britush killed many Minutemen and wounded many more. British troops lost 273 soldiers while the colonists lost 94.
The major generals involved in the event were General Charles Grey and
During this even Joseph Warren dispatched two courlers one being silversmith Paul Rever to alert the residents of the news that the redcoat troops would march that night to Concord. -
Second Continental Congress
Secoond Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congrees met in the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, PA. The ideas that came about were about the militia and how to was to be the Continental Army to represent the 13 colonies and George Washington would e the Commander in cheif. Some Colonial leaders who were involved were John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin. -
Declaration of Independenc
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the 13 American colonies are independent states are no longer a part of the British Empire. Instead they formed he United States of America. John Adams was a leader in pushing for independence, which was approved on July 2. -
First Continental Congress
The major personalitites involved in the First Continental Congress were Peyton Randolph, Henry Middleton, and Charles Thomson. Peyton Randolph presided over the proceedings, Henry took over as the president of the Congress for the last few days, and Charles became the secretary of the Congress. -
Articles of Confederation
The first President under the articles was John Hanson. -
Start of Constitutional Convention
Delegates from the various states met in the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia. The main business of the Convention began four days later when Governor Edmund Randolph of Virginia presented and defended a plan for new structure of government. Otherwise known as the Virginia plan which called for a strong national government with both branches of the legislative branch apportioned by population. The plan gave the national government the power to legislate.
