Timeline of American Government

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  • 1500 BCE

    Moses

    10 commandments
  • 600 BCE

    Old Testament

    Laws in covenant
  • 100

    New Testament

    New way of living
  • 1215

    The Magna Carta

    Recognize Rights

  • The Mayflower Compact

    Constitution of Pilgrams

  • The Constitution of Conneticut

    First constitution written

  • The English Bill of Rights

    Separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech.

  • The House of Commons

  • The House of Lords

    Was an assembly of the Parliament of England which transferred the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland from James II to William III and Mary II.

  • The Enlightenment

    Intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century, which is considered as the "Century of Philosophy"

  • French and 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

    The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed.

  • The English Common Law

    The 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

    Was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773.

  • The First Continental Congress

    Was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies who met from September 5 to October 26, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution.

  • The Second Continental Congress

    Was 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 Thirteen English Colonies

    They were a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries. They declared independence in 1776 and formed the United States of America.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776.

  • The Articles of Confederation

    Formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution.

  • The Constitution Of The United States

    The supreme law of the United States. The Constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government.