Timeline of our Political Heritage

By Anthonylayne
  • 1500 BCE

    Moses

    Divinely received the 10 Commandments.
  • 600 BCE

    Old Testament

    Special kind of agreement between people and God.
  • 100

    New Testament

    Influenced the formation of colonial governments.
  • 1215

    The Magna Carta

    Unfair taxation and cruel treatment of prisoners.

  • The 13 English Colonies

    Governor, legislative and court system.

  • The Mayflower Compact

    Pilgrims governed themselves by a written contract.

  • The Constitution of Connecticut

    Huge influence on the Founders of America.

  • English Bill of Rights

    Power struggles between the Monarch and Parliament.

  • House of Lords

    Members of the upper chamber were the 1st sons.

  • House of Commons

    Lower chamber elected.

  • The Enlightenment

    Intellectual movement.

  • French and Indian War

    Costly war, left Britain in huge debt.

  • Stamp Act

    Tax on legal documents.

  • English Common Law

    Courts of England since the Middle Ages.

  • Boston Tea Party

    342 tea chest poured into the Boston Harbor.

  • First Continental Congress

    Relationship with Great Britain.

  • Second Continental Congress

    Assumed powers of a central government.

  • Declaration of Independence

    One of the most famous documents in world history.

  • Articles of Confederation

    The original constitution of the U.S.

  • The Constitution of the United States

    We the People of the United States.