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Jun 10, 1215
Magna Carta/Great Charter
The nobels rebelled and forced King John to sign the Magna Carta. This protected noble authority, gave rights to landholders, gave equal treatment under the law, trial by ones peers, and limited the power of the monarch; No one was above the law. -
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Jamestown Colony (established)
Charter was granted by King James I to the Virginia Company. It landed on Jamestown Island on May 14, 1607. They were attacked by the Algonquan Indians as soon as they landed. Smith left in 1609 and Lord De La Warecame and took power. -
House of Burgess
Place where the fisrt meeting of the first elected representitives of english colonists in North America took place. It was established by the Virginia Company. -
Plymouth Colony
The ship landed December 26, 1620. It was the first Puritan settlement. The people left for religious freedoms. -
Mayflower Compact
A written agreement by the new settlers coming to Plymouth. These were the first written laws for the new land. 41 people signed it. -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Was adopted by the Connecticut Colony on Janurary 14th, 1638. Was considered to be one of the first written constitutions in the westerern tradition. Made by the Puritans and Congregationalist. It gave men more voting power and made more men eligable for the opportunity to run for elected office. -
Culpeper's Rebellion
Lasted from 1677 to 1679. These were protests led by John Culpeper and George Dunt. They protested the Navigation Acts. He eventaully came to power in his colony and ran it for two years. -
The Glorious Revolution
Lasted from 1688-1689 when William of Orange took the English throne from James II. It gets its name because the only blood-shed durning this time was a bloody nose. Once William had the throne a co-monarcyh was made. (Monarchy/Parliament) -
English Bill of Rights
This document set limits on the royal family. It limited the right to raise money through taxation to the parliament. -
Salem Witch Trials
Witch trials were held in Salem. Ninteen people were hanged and one man was crushed with stones. This lasted from June until September. -
First Great Awakening
This was a religious revitilization movement from the 1730's-1740's. Launched the Evangelican Christiam Movement. The leaders were Johnathan Edwards, George Whitefield, and Gilbert Tennent. -
Albany Plan of Union
Written by Benjamin Franklin, it united all of the 13 colonies to fight as one against the french. The document didnt pass. -
French and Indian War
Known as the 7 year war, the French and Indian war was betweet Australia, England, France, Great Britian, Prussia, and Sweeden. The English battled the French for North American colonial domination. The English won. This put them in debt though. Eventually led to their revolutionary war. -
Pontiact's Rebellion
The Ottawa Indian Cheif wasnt happy about the results from The French and Indian War. He went to other Indian Cheifs and they got together and had a rebellion. They were mad that the British had moved the French off of their land and taken it for themselves. The Indians attacked and took over the British forts and then burned them. The Proclimation Line of 1763 was made as a response to this act. -
Proclomation Line of 1736
Was issued by King George III. It stated that there was to be no settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains and that indians owned the land they resided in. If any white men were found in these areas they were allowed to be removed. -
Proclomation Line of 1763
This established that there was to be no settling west of the Appalachian mountains. It also stated that indians owned the land they resided in and could remove anyone on their property. -
Sugar Revenue Act of 1764
Was the first indirect tax on the colonies. It was passed to help bring England out of debt. -
Stamp Act
Occured March 22, 1765. Taxes were made on every paper printed. These taxes were passed by the British Parliament and used to pay the cost of defending the frontier. -
Virginia Resolves
Held at the House of Burgess of Virginia. It was a series of resolutions passed by the Virginia General Assembly in responce to the Stamp Act. -
Sons of Liberty
A group of rebels made up of artisians and shopkeepers. These men were headed by Samuel Adams and John Handcock. They held the boston tea party. -
Townsend Act
New taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea were made. Eventually all were taken away except for tea. -
Boston Massacre
Occured March 5, 1770. Started out as a street fight between some Patriots throwing snow balls at British Soldiers. Five Patriots were killed. -
Gaspee Incident
The Gaspee was a british royal navy ship. Its job was to check other ships for illegal goods. It chased a ship to check it for illegal goods one night in a harbor. The next night a group of people lead by John Brown wounded the lieutenant and set the ship of fire. -
Committees of Correspondence
This was formed throughout the colonies. The men represented the leading mean from each colony. They coordinalted action against Great Britian. -
Tea Act
This new tax wasn't meant to make new taxes for the American Colonies. American colonists thought it was showing that the British could do what they wanted. Refused the tea ships when they came in and sent them back to Boston. There, they were left to sit and rot. This later turned into the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
Done by the "Sons of Liberty." The group boarded three british ships and dumped 45 tons of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolderable Acts
A series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774. This was in responce to the Boston Tea Party. Parliament hoped this would reverse the rebeling using massachusets as an example. -
First Continental Congress
Took place at Carpenters Hall in Philadelphia. The Declaration and Resolves was written. -
Edenton Tea Party
This was a political protest in Edenton, North Carolina in response to the tea act. 51 Women met and signed a petition boycotting tea until the act was revoked. -
Mecklenburg's Resolves
This was the first Declaration of Independence made during the Revolutionary war. Said to be older than the actual Declaration but that hasnt been verified because it wasnt published until 40 years after it was supposidly written. -
Halifax Resolves
Congress met in the worn of Halifax. Here they sought to mobilize and gain public support for the Declaration of Independence. -
Second Continental Congress
This meeting took place at the State House in Philadelphia after the battles of Lexington and Concord. They decided to completely break away from Great Britian. They then formed the American Conintental Army and wrote and signed the Declaration of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence
Document written by Thomas Jefferson stating USA's independence from Britian. This was adopted by congress on July 4th, 1776 and was signed by 56 men. -
Articles of Confederation
The first constitution of the USA. Led to the constitutional convention in 1787. -
Merchantilism
This was Parliaments reply to the Boston Tea Party. The government had control over traid. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty ended the Revolutionary Way. It was signed in Paris by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. It recognized the United States of America as on its own. -
Land Ordinance of 1785
This is considered one of the most important legislature acts. It esablished a method for surveying and selling the western lands. -
Shay'a Rebellion
Occured in Massachusetts between 1786 and 1787. It was the post-revolutionary clash between New England farmers and merchants, and the government. The farmers and merchants were mad about the depression after the American Revolution and wanted help. -
Constitutional Convention
Held at the State House in Philadelphia. Here they created a new government and elected George Washington as the first President. -
Land Ordinance of 1787
Charted a government for the Northwest Terrirtories. Said that the land could be divided into more than 3 but fewer than 5 states. -
Federalist/Anit-federalist Papers
The federalist and anti federalist papers were a series of articles writen to encourage people for the ratification of the constitution or against it. Both sides were trying to gain support. -
Whiskey Rebellion
When taxes were imposed on whiskey in 1791, farmers in Pennsylvania were enraged. They engaged on a series of attackes against the seargents. In July 1794 more than 500+ men attacked tax inspector General John Neville.
