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Magna Carta
Magna Carta Link In 1215, the king of mideval England King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta. The signing took place at Runnymede near Windsor Castle. The docemnt was meant to limit the power of the king. King John did not have a stable relations. Also the Magna Carta contains 37 laws limiting power. -
Mayflower Compact
The Pilgrims had obtained permission from English authorities to settle in Virginia, whose northern border at the time extended up to what is now New York. The Pilgrims had originally intended to settle near the mouth of the Hudson River, but due to dangerous shoals and a near shipwreck on their attempt to head south, they decided instead to plant themselves outside the bounds of the Virginia Company patent. -
Petition of Rights
The Petition of Rights was signed by Charles I and was passed by Parliament in May of 1628.
The Petition of Rights gave english citizens the right to know what the King or Queen were doing with the tax money, because the people were paying so much through taxes. -
English Bill Of Rights
Bill of Rights Link In 1689, King and Queen William and Mary of Orange signed the English Bill of Rights.The specific rights that the Bill of Rights gave to the people are: Freeedom of religion, speech and press. Civil trial by jury. Rights of privacy. Right to bear arms. And protection of rights. -
King George 3rd takes powers
King George took took power in 1751 after his fathers death. Then in 1801 he united England and Ireland making the United Kingdom. Now King George III did not get along with the colonies in north America. When there was the Boston Tea party, he approved of the intolerable acts which would push the colonist further into war. -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was suggested by Benjamin Franklin, the goal was to a centralized government in the American colonies. Although the plan was never carried out the famous cartoon shows join us of die. -
French and Indian War
The three main powers that battled during this war were, Great Britain, France and the American Indians. Some of the most important battles were the Battle of Quebec and the the Battle of Quiberon Bay. The power that ultimately won the war was, Great Britain. The war cost Great Britain, and caused unfair taxation to their American colonies. Britain was forced to tax higher because of the economic stuggle after the war. This caused boycotts, which in turn, destroyed the economy of Britain more. -
Stamp act
The stamp act caused an up roar in America. The Stamp act placed taxes on paper that was printred for newspapers.This act made much harder on printers also since people would now be less likely to buy paper. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston MassacreThe Boston Massacre, was an incident in which British Army soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others. British troops had been stationed in Boston, capital of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, since 1768 in order to protect and support crown-appointed colonial officials attempting to enforce unpopular Parliamentary legislation. Amid ongoing tense relations between the population and the soldiers,after the accindent the parilment orded soldiers to leave Boston. -
Boston Tea party
Boston tea party
Now the tea party was carried out by Massachusetts Patriots who dressed up like Native Americans and tossed chests of tea into the harbor. In the protest over 45 Tons of tea were thrown over board, the total number of creates was 342 containers which is over 10,000 pounds. England was furious and passed the Intolerable acts. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental CongressThe First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve colonies that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. It was called in response to the passage of the Coercive Acts by the British Parliament. The Intolerable Acts had punished Boston for the Boston Tea Party.The Congress was attended by 56 members. -
Intolerable Acts
The British Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts in response to the Boston tea party. The acts required that the Boston port was closed until all the tea was paid for. Second that British officals accused of crimes were trialed by Britains rules and not the colonist. Third meetings were now banned so the colonist were not allowed to get together and meet. Then finally the Quartering Act allowed British troops to stay in colonist houses. -
Lexington and Concord
During the wee hours of April 19, 1775, he would send out regiments of British soldiers quartered in Boston. Their destinations were LEXINGTON, where they would capture Colonial leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock, then CONCORD, where they would seize gunpowder. But spies and friends of the Americans leaked word of Gage's plan. -
Second Continental Congress
After Lexington and Concord had changed everything. When the Redcoats fired into the Boston crowd in 1775 it was very clear that in order to gain freedom a full on war had to be called in to service.The Second Continental Congress met on May 10, 1776, in the State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.There they deicded they were to fight to the death for freedom and assigned Gneral George Washington as the Commdar and Chief of the Continenatal army.They aslo deciced to boycoot all British goods. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a document written and created to announce that the 13 American colonies were now free and independent from Great Britain, and was now it's own country. -
Articles of Confederation
The Continental Congress passed the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777. The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving a lot of the power with the states. The first president ever for the US would be George Washington. He would be elected into office. -
Start of Constitutional Convention
Constitutional Convention was a convention to discuss the decisions and plans of the upcoming new government. They elected George Washington as leader of the convention, and later the President.this is a huge matter at that time because it would be the start of a new governement in a new country that the people got to choose how they wanted their country to be run.
