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Jun 5, 1215
Magna Carta
The royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John. -
Jamestown settled
The first permanent English settlement in the United States of America, founded by the London Company. -
Mayflower Compact written
The first governing document of Plymouth Colony, written by the colonists. -
Petition of Right
Set out specific liberties that the king was prohibited from infringing. -
English Bill of Rights
An act of the Parliament of England, whose title is An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown. -
Albany Plan of Union
An early attempt at forming a union of the colonies under one government during the French and Indian War. -
Stamp Act
A direct tax imposed by the British Parliament on the colonies of British America. -
Boston Massacre
Sparked rebellion in some British American colonies, culminating into the American Revolution. -
Intolerable Acts
Five laws passed by the British Parliament relating to Britain's colonies in North America. -
Boston Tea Party
Citizens of Boston raided three British ships in the Boston Harbor dumping hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor in protest of taxes. -
First Continental Congress
Convention in Philadelphia of 12 of the 13 colonies to respond to the Intolerable Acts. -
American Revolution begins
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. -
Second Continental Congress
Discusses Independence and urged the colonial assemblies to establish independent governments. -
Declaration of Independence
the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain. -
Articles of Confederation
The first constitution of the United States of America that specified how the national government was to operate -
Shay's Rebellion
An armed uprising of farmers against taxes in central and western Massachusetts that was lead by Daniel Shay. -
Philadelphia Convention
Addressed problems in governing the united States. -
Constitution Convention
Addressed problems in governing the United States of America. -
Connecticut Compromise
An agreement between large and small states reached that defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
