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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Was a charter of liberties that placed the King and all of the future sovereigns within a rule of law. It served as the foundation for the English system of law, and it is recognized as a symbol of freedom from oppression. -
Dec 1, 1450
Triangular Trade
Was a trade system in which sugar, tobacco, and cotton went to Europe, textiles, rum and manufactured good to Africa, and slaves went to America. This contributed to the growing economy all around the world. -
Sep 13, 1564
Puritans
The Puritans were a group o English reformed Protestants who sought to "purify" the Church of England from Roman Catholic practices. The Puritans were founded by John Calvin shortly after Elizabeth I stepped down from the throne in 1558. -
Indentured Servants
Workers that were seeking a new start in America signed a Indenture agreement which meant they had a free ride to America, shelter, food, water and clothing until they worked off their debt, which usually lasted about 5-7 years, and then they would receive free land. They arrived in America in the decade following the settlement of Jamestown in 1607. -
Pilgrims
The Pilgrims were the settlers of the Plymouth Harbor that arrived on the Mayflower in 1620 and created the framework for government in the United States. They also formed the first permanent settlement of Europeans from Europe. -
The Mayflower Compact
The first written framework of government established in the United States. It was signed by 41 English colonists on the ship Mayflower and it prevented dissent among Puritans and non-separatist Pilgrims -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
It was the first written constitution in the world to declare the modern idea of "the foundation of authority is the free consent of the people". It was written by Roger Ludlow, who wrote a lot about the compact frame of government that put the welfare of the community above that of individuals. -
Enlightenment
Enlightenment thinkers questioned traditional authority and embraced the fact that Human life could be improved by rational change. The enlightenment produced books, essays, inventions, scientific discoveries, laws, wars, and revolutions. -
The Great Awakening
Was an outpouring of religious revival that occurred across the American colonies. During this time many colonists found new meaning in the religions of the time period -
Stamp Act
Was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British government. The act taxed all paper documents and it led to the colonists forming mobs until they repealed it. -
No Taxation Without Representation
Phrase that represented the resentment of American colonists at being taxed by theBritish to which they didn't have any elected representatives. This was one of the major causes of the American Revolution. -
Tea Act
Granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in America. This lead to the SOL dressing up as indians and dumping about 92,000 pounds of tea into the ocean. -
Tea Party
A group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor. This midnight raid was in protest of the British Parliament’s Tea Act of 1773 -
Coercive Act
Was a series of laws in response to the Boston Tea Party. The purpose the acts was to reverse the trend of colonial resistance to British authority -
1st Continental Congress
Was composed of delegates from the colonies, who met in reaction to the coercive acts. The goal of congress was to compose a statement of colonial rights, to identify British parliaments violations of these rights, and to provide, a plan that would convince Britain to restore those rights. -
Revolutionary War
War between the American colonists and Great Britain concerning the rights of the colonists. This war was about the colonists fighting for their independence from Britain -
2nd Continental Congress
Took place after the American Revolutionary war begun. It took the momentous step of declaring America's independence from Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
Written by Thomas Jefferson to declare independence from Great Britain. It explained to the world why they were fighting for independence. It included a long list of abuses of power by the King.
