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Period: Sep 1, 1200 to
chapter two time line
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Sep 1, 1215
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is one of the most celebrated documents in English history. Its is a document that is higher up than a king and that he must fallow as well. -
English Bill of Rights
the Bill of Rights was passed by Parliament which was counted as a re-statement of the Declaration of Right presented by the Convention Parliament. -
Boston Massacre
boston massacre was between British sympathizers and colonists. more colonists came and then it turned into a bloody bath -
Boston Tea Party
The boston Tea Party was where the colonies refused to pay taxes on goods such as tea. the colonies started to protest against it. -
First Continental Congress
It was convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies that met on the 5th. Colonial Americans who also made the Intolerable Acts. -
Declaration of Independence
Is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress. then announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states. The well known sentence "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of confederation is the first constitution of the United States.laws for the 13 sstates at the time. -
New Jersey Plan
it was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government.The plan was created in response to the Virginia Plan's call for two houses of Congress, both elected with apportionment according to population or direct taxes paid -
Virginia Plan
it was to revise and enlarge the Articles of Confederation.The Virginia delegation took the initiative to frame the debate by immediately drawing up and presenting a proposal. -
Shay's Rebellion