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Jun 1, 1215
The Magna Carta
The "Great Charter" or the Magna Carta gave some rights to the people of England ensureing the king could not have complete control and tyranize the people. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
The first legistature held by inhabitants of the New England Colonies, was held to amend the living conditions and laws of the land. -
Mayflower Compact
On the Mayflower, passangers signed a contract discussing the government of the new colonies, and ensuring religious freedom, the reason they were leaving England. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights set out certain unailabe rights and freedoms that the people of England had, it also limited the power of the "Crown" shifting power to the parliment. -
French and Indian War
A war fought betweeen the French and British Colonies over desputed land and resources. The French got help from local Indians to fight the British-Amerians. -
Stamp Act
British Parliment passed a law requiring many diffrent types of paper to have a offical stamp on them, this imposed the British Government onto the colonies creating a large tax and difficulty for everyone in the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
Protesting the "Intolerable Acts" passed by the British Parliment to hand over contol of the tea trade to the East India Company the Sons of Liberty in Boston threw chests of tea into Boston Harbor in the middle of the night. -
First Continental Congress
In response to the "Intolerable Acts" passed by King George III, 12 out of 13 colonies met to talk about the plan of action, and petition to England over the raised taxes. -
Lexington and Concord
The very first battle of the Revolutionary war. 700 british troops were given orders to steal supplies. -
Second Continental Congress
After petitions in the First Continental Congress did not work the Second Continental Congress was held to move toward independece. -
Declaration of Independence
The 13 Colonies declare there indpendece from Great Brittian and King George III, listing the tyranny and oppression of the British government, and reasons to separate. -
Articles of Confederation
The agreement of the 13 colonies on how the government of the United States would work. First written constitional plan of the new country. -
Shays' Rebellion
In Massachusetts farmers and Revolutionary War veterans led by Daniel Shays fought to take control of an armory, they were up in arms because of the economic depression and harsh taxes imposed by the government -
3/5 Compromise
For representative and tax purposes Northern and Southern states agreed to count people of color as 3/5 of a person when counting population of states. -
Constitutional Convention
The convention was called toghether to ammend the Articles of Confederation, but the articles were abandoned and soon a new plan for the U.S. government formed. -
Commerce/Slave Trade Compromise
At the Constitutional Convention Northern states debated Southern states on who should control commerce and the slave trade. Control was given to the Federal Government but Southern states were allowed to continue trading for 20 more years. -
Virgina Plan
The delegate from virgina proposed a plan for representation based on the population of the state, this plan got opposition from smaller states that would have little power. -
New Jersey Plan
A plan for the new government that New Jersey delegates proposed at the Constitional Convention. -
Connecticut Compromise (Great Compromise)
Presented by Roger Sherman at the Constitutional Convention, the compromise solved the representation debate, combining the Virgina and New Jersey plan, creating two houses the Senate and the House of Represenatives. -
The Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the constittion, providing a list of rights that every citizen is entitled to. -
Rhode Island Ratifies
Rhode Island becomes the 13 state of the U.S. after it ratified the constitution.
