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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Magna Carta in latin means "Great Charter''
it was signed by (the royal seal) and king john
the rights given to the subjects were freedom -
mayflower compact
"1. To promise to write a constitution within five years
2. To establish freedom of religion
3. To establish a new king
4. To proclaim allegiance to the king" -
Petition of Rights
the Petition of Rights gave the people the following: freedom from royal interference with the law
freedom to petition the Monarch
freedon from taxation by royal perogative
freedom from the standing army during times of peace
freedom for Protestants to bear arms
freedom to elect members of parliament without royal intervention
freedom of speech.
Charles I signed the Petition of Rights. -
English Bill of Rights
googleWilliam and Mary signed the English Bill of Rights.
freedom from royal interference with the law freedom to petition the Monarch freedon from taxation by royal perogative freedom from the standing army during times of peace freedom for Protestants to bear arms freedom to elect members of parliament without royal intervention freedom of speech freedom to have a fair trial or not to be punished without trial freedom from unjust punishment incorporated in the Bill of Rights 1689, -
Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin suggested it
the plan failed
a popular cartoon was "jion or die" -
French and Indian War
British America and New France were the major players.
Battle of Jumonville Glen was the major battle.
the british won the conflict
The French and Indian War altered the political, economical, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies -
King Goerge III takes power
he changed the relatioship between the Britsh and colonies as a result of the french in indian war. he figured that they would just get along and he also wasnt smart with his land -
Stamp Act
legal documents, magazines, newspapers and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies was taxed.
It led to the American Revolution. -
Boston Massacre
5 colonist died!!!
Increased British Military Presence in Boston -
Boston Tea Party
the political group that organized this was Libertarian Party
The british reacted by protesting and lower tea price -
Intolerable Acts
The Boston Tea Party was the main cause.
quote "1. The British closed all of Boston's Ports until the colonist's payed for the tea they destroyed during the Boston Tea Party.
2. British restricted colonist to have government meetings.
3. British allowed them selves to house troops where ever, when ever, in the colonist's homes.
4. They let British officials accused of crimes stand trial in Britain, instead of the colonies, and to make Tomas Gage be a governor of the colonies." -
First Continental Congress
Henry Middleton was a major person
Virginia's delegation was made up
Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia is where the meeting was held -
Second Continental Congress
It took place in Philadelphia.
they came up with the idea of the Declaration of Independence. -
Lexington and Concord
They out numbered farmers.
Colonel Smith, Major Pitcairne and Lord Percy commanded the British Troops. Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to warn the villages on the route to Concord and the Congress. Militia were commanded by Barrett, Buttrick, Robinson and many others.
He is most famous for alerting the Colonial militia to the approach of British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord. -
Start of Constitutional Convention
