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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was made to make the king govern the old English laws and it greatly reduced the power that King John held as the King of England. The document proved that the power of a king could be limited by a written grant and it was distributed to bishops, sherrifs and other important people throughout Enland. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth colony and was written by the Separatists. The separatists, trademen, and servents were some who boarded The Mayflower. -
English Bill of rights
The English Bill of rights lays down limits on the power of the crown. It also sets out the rights of parliment and rules for freedom and speech. It was significant because the rights of citizens are stated for the people of England. -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was proposed by Benjamin Franklin. It was an early attempt at forming a union of colonies but it never happened because the government preferred colonists focus more on the military campaign. -
French and Indian War
This will show you key events and battles that took place in the French and Indian warThe French and English battled for colonial dominance in Nirth America. Important battles included The battle of Quebec, Battle of quiberon bay, and the massacre of fort William Henry. France gives up claims to all of its North American possessions. All land west of the Mississippi and New Orleans goes to Spain and all land east of the Mississippi River and Canda goes to England, so ultimately, England won the conflict. -
King George III takes power
King George III and Parliament decided the colonies should pay for part of the war. They also wanted the colonies to pay the costs for keeping British soldiers in North America to protect the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
Video showing, in detail, what happened at The Boston Massacre In the Boston Massacre, British Army soldiers killed five colonists and injured many more. Things that led to this tragedy were the tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first came to Massachusetts. -
Boston Tea Party
Here, you will find a description of what happened at the Boston Tea Party, games, and other activitiesThe Boston Tea Party was a protest by the Masachusetts Patriots. The protest was against the tax policy of the British government and the East India Company that controlled the tea that came into the British colonies. A group of angered British colonists bordered ships that carried the tea and destroyed the tea by throwing it in the Boston harbor. -
Stamp act
The items that were taxed during the stamp act were all pieces of paper likу ship papers,legal documents,news papers,playing cards,etc.. The colonial leaders were not not happy about this they were really offended. -
Intolerable Acts
The bristish passed these acts beacuse they were designed to whip the colonies back into compiance with rules and regulations mandated by the british parliment.The provisons of this act is their four acts enforced on the colonist from King George the third to punish them for the Boston Tea Party,The British closed all Boston ports and stripped massachusets from self government. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia.The mayjor people involved would be John Adams,Samuel Adams,George Washington and Patrick Hennry. At the congress several things were established, The suffolk was resolved, declaration rights, continental association and the plan of union of great britian anв the colonies. -
Lexington and concord
The results of this conflict was colonist gained independence after the war.The major generals were George Washington,Paul Reverу and colonel smith. Paul Revere was the guy that sounded the alarm. -
Second continental congress
The second Continental took place in philly. The colonist leaders involved are Charals thomas and Ben franklin.The second continental congress passed the declaration of independence and another idea that came up was to make a continetal army. -
Declaration of Independence
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Articles of confedaration
John Hanson was the first president during articles of confederation. -
The treaty of paris
The new boundries for united states are the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River in the west, and from the Great Lakes and Canada in the north to the thirty-first parallel in the south. John adams ben franklen and john jay represented the united states. -
start of constitutional convention
All delegates were sent to maryland to discuss trade regulations and only 5 states sent delegates which rendered the talks ineffect beacuse any amendment to the articals of confederation required all 13 states agreement. The original [purpose of the convention was to study the trade problem. -
Petiton of rights.
The petiton of rights provides that no person should be forced to provide a giftor tax without an Act of Parliament,charels the first signed the document
