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Jan 1, 1297
Magna Carta
Made it so that no one could be punished except through the law of the land; Monarchs were not above this law. -
Petition of Right
The people of Britain grew tired with Charles I and his governmental strategies. It was a document that laid out specific terms of freedom that the king was not allowed to go against. -
English Bill of Rights
States the rights of a person as an individual that no one can take away. This left the monarchy will almost no power. -
Albany Plan
An early attempt at forming a union of the colonies as necessary during the French and Indian War. -
The Boston Massacre
The killing of five colonists by British regulars. The civilians killed were; Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, Crispus Attucks, and Patrick Carr. The Boston Massacre was caused by a payment dispute that lead to the killing of the five men. -
Boston Tea Party
Britain retained the tea tax, partly as a symbol of its right to tax the colonies, partly to aid the financially embarrassed East India Company. The colonists tried to prevent the purchase of the taxed tea, so Gov. Thomas Hutchinson, of Boston, So, a group of colonists led by Samuel Adams , Paul Revere , and others, disguised themselves as Native Americans and dumped the tea from the boats in Boston into the harbor. -
First Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies that met at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
The Second Continental Congress
Held to sever ties with Great Britain. At this meeting, the declaration of independance would be signed. -
Declaration of independance
A document stating the intentions of the forefathers of this country. It effectively states this is a independent country no longer ruled by Britain. -
Final Ratification of the Articles of Confederation
The initial Constitution of the United States. Replaced by the current Constitution of the United States of America in 1787. -
Shay's Rebellion
A revolt by desperate Massachusetts farmers caused by excessive land taxation, high legal costs, and economic depression following the Revolution -
Philadelphia Convention
Was also known as the Constitutional Convention. The meeting where the Articles of Confederation were discussed by leaders like Benjamin Franklin, Washington, Hamilton and Madison. -
New Jersey Plan
It called for equal representation in congress from all states, regardless of population. -
Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan proposed that each state would be represented in proportion to their free inhabitants.
