American Government

Magna Carta

Jun 15, 1215

King John of England created a Peace Treaty in June 15, 1215. The Magna Carta had an influence of the American Governent to make peace and protection for church rights, imprisonments, and acess to swift justice. This is used to gage what right we need.

Mayflower Compact

Nov 11, 1620

Signed by 41 colonists on the ship "Mayflower." First written framework of government establish in what is now the United States.

Petition of Right

May 28, 1628

Sr. Edward Coke wrote the document that has certain rights that the king is prohibited from doing, this can protect civil liberties.

English Bill of Rights

Dec 16, 1689

This document is similar to the Magna Carta and the Petition of Right. The English Bill of Rights limited the power of the English sovereign, and was written as an Act of Parliment. King and Queen of Orange excepted the Bill of Rights as a condition of their rule.

George Washington's Birthday

Feb 22, 1732

George Washington was born in Virginia and because the first President of the United States in 1789. He made an impact on the American Government because he recognized the mistakes in the continental congress and articles of confederation.

Intolerable Acts

Mar 24, 1765

This was the American Patriots name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British parliment in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. They were ment the Massachusettes colonists for throwing tea in the Boston Harbor.

Independece Day

Jul 4, 1776

Adopted by the Continental Congess the Declaration of Independence lead us to declare our independence from Great Britian.

Connecticut Compromise

Jul 16, 2015

This was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representaion that each state would have under the United States Constitution.