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Period: Feb 3, 1200 to
Chapter 2 Timeline
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Feb 3, 1215
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is an english charter. It was reissued in the 13th century. -
Petition of Right
The Petition of Right sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing. The Petition is most notable for its confirmation of the principles that taxes can be levied only by Parliament. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights was a re-statement in statutory form of the Declaration of Right which was presented to William and Mary earlier that year. It invited them to become joint sovereigns of England. -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan was proposed by Benjamin Franklin as a early attempt at forming a union. The Plan was promptly rejected by both sides. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a riot that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British redcoats. This event helped lead up to the Revolutionary War. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a direct act by colonist against the British government. The colonist were mad about the tax on tea. During the event they threw all of the tea off a import ship into Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies. They met briefly and considered options and discussed petitioning King George. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met and managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence. They also adopted the Declaration of Independance -
Declaration Of Independence
The Declaration of Independance announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states, and thus no longer a part of the British Empire. It was written by Thomas Jefferson and signed by 56 delagates. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States and specified how the Federal government was to operate. The Articles were created by the representatives of the states in the Second Continental Congress -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts. During this event over one thousand Shaysites were arrested -
Philadelphia Convention
The Philadelphia Convention took place shortly after colonies won independance from Great Britian. The convention was intended only to revise the Articles of Confederation but instead dlegates decided to create a new government rather than fix the existing one. -
Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan was notable for its role in setting the overall agenda for debate in the convention. -
New Jersey Plan
The plan was created in response to the Virginia Plan's call for two houses of Congress. The less populous states were adamantly opposed to giving most of the control of the national government to the larger states.
