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1500 BCE
Moses
a leader they look up to -
600 BCE
Old Testament
the first part of the Christian Bible, comprising thirty-nine books and corresponding approximately to the Hebrew Bible. -
100
New Testament
the second part of the Christian Bible, written originally in Greek and recording the life and teachings of Jesus and his earliest followers. -
1215
The Magna Carta
a charter of liberties to which the English barons forced King John to give his assent in June 1215 at Runnymede. -
The Thirteen English Colonies
also known as the Thirteen British Colonies or Thirteen American Colonies, were a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries. -
The Mayflower Compact
the first governing document of Plymouth Colony -
The Constitution Of Connecticut
also known as the Thirteen British Colonies or Thirteen American Colonies, were a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries. -
English Bill Of Rights
an act that the Parliament of England passed on December 16, 1689 -
House Of Lords
known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. -
House Of Commons
the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. -
The Enlightenment
known as the Age of Reason, was a philosophical movement that took place primarily in Europe and, later, in North America, during the late 17thand early 18thcentury. -
The French & Indian War
pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies -
The Stamp Act
was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. -
English Common Law
legal system of England and Wales, comprising mainly criminal law and civil law, each branch having its own courts and procedures. -
The Boston Tea Party
a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of British tea into the harbor. -
The First Continental Congress
a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies -
The Second Continental Congress
a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia between September 5, 1774, and October 26, 1774. -
The Declaration Of Independence
All men are created equal and there are certain unalienable rights that governments should never violate. These rights include the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to protect those rights, it is not only the right, but also the duty of the people to overthrow that government. -
Articles Of Confederation
the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789. -
Constitution Of The United States
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
