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1500 BCE
Moses
He was chosen to lead Israel out of slavery and give them God's laws. -
600 BCE
Old Testament
The Old Testament is the first part of Christian Bibles, based primarily upon the Hebrew Bible, a collection of ancient religious writings by the Israelites believed by most Christians and religious Jews to be the sacred Word of God. The second part of the Christian Bible is the New -
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New Testament
The New Testament is the second part of the Christian biblical canon, the first part being the Old Testament, based on the Hebrew Bible. The New Testament discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christianity -
1215
The Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was signed on June 15, 1215. It placed the King and all future rulers under the rule of law. Its importance in America is that the Founding Fathers saw used it as a reason for separating from England. -
The Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was signed on November 11, 1620. It was the first document to set up legal structure in United States. This is important to the United States because it set up the first sort of government in the United States. -
The Constitution of Connecticut
is considered by many to be the state's first constitution, although it was adopted while the state was still an English colony. The document recognized no allegiance to England but instead an independent government. -
English Bill of Right
The English Bill of Rights was passed in 1689. This set the limits of what a ruler can do. The importance of it is that colonist felt that many of their rights in the Bill of Rights were not being protected in the colonies. -
House of Lords
also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster. -
House of Commons
is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster. Officially, the full name of the house is the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled. -
The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason, was a philosophical movement that took place primarily in Europe and, later, in North America, during the late 17th and early 18th century. Its participants thought they were illuminating human intellect and culture after the "dark" Middle Ages. -
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act Congress was held between October 7 through October 25, 1765. It was held to try and figure out what to do about taxation against the Colonist from England. The importance of it is because it was the first time the colonist came together. -
English Common laws
In law, common law is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals. The defining characteristic of “common law” is that it arises as precedent. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party took place on December 16, 1773. The Sons of Liberty threw tea into the Boston Harbor in Protest of the Tea Act of 1773. This is importance to American Democracy because it was the turning point of the colonist starting to talk about going to war for their independence. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress started on September 5, 1774. It happened in response to the Intolerable Acts and is important to the start of the United States because it was the first large scale meeting against Britain and was the next huge step towards the Revolutionary War. -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress took place in the spring of 1775. This took place in order to figure out how to fight the war and win with the limited amount of supplies they had. This is important because it made Americans looked towards what kind of government they wanted to have. -
The Thirteen English Colonies 1607
The Thirteen Colonies, also known as the Thirteen British Colonies or Thirteen American Colonies, were a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries. They declared independence in 1776 and formed the United States of America. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. It declared that the United States is separated from England. This is important to the United States because it finally separated the United States from England. -
The Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were passed on November 15, 1777. They loosely held together the country and had a weak central government with strong states governments. This is important because it was the first sort of constitution and it held together the nation long enough to fight a war. -
The Constitution of the United States
The Constitutional Convention took place between May 25, 1787 and September 17, 1787. It took place in order to fix or replace the Articles of Confederation. In the end, it created the Constitution. Its importance is that it made a stronger and better framework for the government for the United States.
