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Jun 15, 1215
The Magna Carta
Included guarantees of such fundamental rights such as trial by jury and due process of law -
The Mayflower Compact
The first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the colonists, later together known to history as the Pilgrims, who crossed the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower. -
The English Bill of Rights
Prohibited a standing army in peace time, except with the consent of Parliament, also included the right to fair trail -
The Albany Plan
The main purpose of this meeting was to discuss the problems of colonial trade and the danger of attacks by the French and their Native American allies. -
The Stamp Act is passed
This law required the use of tax stamps on oon all legal documents, on certain business agreements, and on newspapers. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770, the legal aftermath of which helped spark the rebellion in some of the British American colonies, which culminated in the American Revolutionary War -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain to expand the British East India Company's monopoly on the tea trade to all British Colonies, selling excess tea at a reduced price. -
The American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America. -
The Declaration of Independence
Composed of four parts: a parliament, a Declaration of Natural Rights, a list of Grievnaces, and a Resokution of Independence -
The US Constitution
42 of the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention held their final meeting. Only one item of business occupied the agenda that day, to sign the Constitution of the United States of America.
