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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
King John signed the Magna Carta in Medieval England. The rights given to the poeple were they were limiting the kings power by no taxation without representtio. Also allowed for the fair and non excessive punishment, and trial by jury.
teh picture is the Signing of the Magna Carta. -
May Flower Compact
The purpose was to...
1.To promiae to write a consitution within 5 years
2. to establish freedom of religion
3. to esablish a new king
4.to proclaim allegiance to the King -
Petition of Rights
Under these rights, a freeman should be forced to pay any tax, no freeman should be imprisoned, the soldiers/sailors shouldnt be allowed to be billeted on private people. Charles I signed the petition. -
English Bill of RIghts
William and Mary signed the ENglish BIll of Rights. The rights given to the people were.. the 10 admendments! -
Albany plan of union
Ben Franklin suggested the Albany plan of union. -
French and Indian War
Video ClipWHO: Great Britian, France, and American Indians
WHAT MAJOR BATTLES: BATTLE OF... Fort Necessity, River Monoganela, lake George, Oswego, For william and Henery, Louisburg, Ticonderoga, for frontenac, Niagra, Quebec, Montreal
RESULTS: British won
Relationship change? THe english and colonist left damages and caused the British to heavy tax their people so they could help repay to fix everything. IT changed and inforced the
mercantist policies.
The picture represents who concored what part . -
King George 3 takes power
the realtinship change was not good.. he wasnt well educated and listened to others and made poor decisions and many of the poepl were not happpy with that. -
Stamp Act
As a result of the Stamp Act, printed paper, licenses, newspapers,legal documents and even playing cards were taxed. The colonial leaders believed that they couldnt do anything about this new act until the Virginia House of Burgesses adopted Patrick Henrys Stamp Act resolves. -
Boston Massacre
There were 5 colnist were killed. Many people disagreed over the Stamp act which was being enforced and led to this tragedy.
The Photo is of a drawing of people reenacting the Boston Massacre. -
Boston Tea Party
THe patriots were the political group that formed the boston tea party. The British responded by making the intolerable acts of 1774 which closed the boston ports and destroyed MA goverment, granting a monopoly on the sale of tea to the british in the EAST India COmpany. -
Intolerable Acts
The British passed these acts because King George III ordered three shiploads of tea and demanded a new tea tax and had it dumped in Boston Colonists didn't want tax on tea so they dumped it into the harbor. They believed there should be a punishment for this so they enforced the intolerable acts. The provisions of these acts were, Boston Port Bill, Administration of Justice, Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act. -
Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord started the American Revolutionary war. British Redcoats, Major John Pitcairn, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith and General Thomas Gage, Minute Men, and Paul Revere were all involved in this event. Paul Revere sounded the alarm for colonial militiamen to begin intercepting the Red Coat column. -
2nd Continental Congress
This took place in Philidelphia in the State House. This meeting established the militia as the Continental Army to represent the 13 states, they also elected George Washington as commander in chief of the Continental Army. The meeting involved George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed July 4th 1776. It states all men are created equal and it was signed by Thomas Jefferson. -
Articles of Confederation
John Hanson came to power right after the Revolutionary War. -
The Treaty of Paris
Clicking this link will give you information about The Treaty of Paris and many other important documents.
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay represented the United States at the signing. The United States gained all territory between the Allegheny Mts. on the East adnd the Mississippi River on the West. The British then recognized the American Constitution. -
Start of Constitutional Convention
At the convention, everyone spoke about the barriers that limited trade/commerce between the largely independent states under the Articles of Confederation. The purpose of this was to revise the Articles of Confederation because they were considered to be weak. -
First Continental Congress
Clicking this link will lead you to information about any historical event including these 18.
George Washington, John Adamas, Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry were major people involved in this event. As a result, A plan of Union of Great Britain and the Colonies, The suffolk reolves, the Declaration of Rights and the Continental Association. This meeting took place in Philadelphia, PA.
