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Period: Jan 1, 1200 to
Government Ch. 2 events between 1200-1800's
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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
an English legal document written in 1215 CE which had a huge influence on the developing legal system of England. It could be considered a bill of rights for medieval England. -
Petition of Right
a petition summarized the objections of the House of Commons to the king. Emphasize that provisions were rights that already existed not new enactments. -
English Bill of Rights
it proclaimed fundamental liberties, including freedom of elections, freedom of debate in Parliament, and freedom from excessive bail and from cruel and unusual punishments. -
Albany Plan of Union
a union between the royal, proprietary & charter governments. delegates from most of the northern colonies an representatives from the 6 Iroquois nations agreed on a "plan of union." Under this plan each colonial legislature would elect delegates to an American continental assembly presided over by a royal governor. -
The Boston Massacre
the killing of five men by British soldiers on March 5, 1770 after trying to break a riot between the citizens of Boston -
Beginning of Boston Tea Party
incident where citizens dressed as indians from boston revolted against the crown an their taxs on tea by throwing a full shipment of tea off of a boat docked in Boston -
First meeting of First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia's Carpenters Hall that sought to to right the wrongs that had been inflicted on the colonies and hoped that a unified voice would gain them a hearing in London. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a unicameral delegation representing the 13 colonies during the onset of the American Revolutionary War. -
Declaration of Independence
the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain -
Articles of Confederation
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Shay's Rebellion
the post-Revolutionary clash between New England farmers and merchants that tested the precarious institutions of the new republic -
Philadelphia Convention
Assembly that drafted the Constitution of the United States. -
Virginia Plan
plan at constitutional convention calling for 3 branches & bicameral legislature -
New Jersey Plan
plan at constitutional convention that called for unicameral legislature
