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Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
The short term effects of Magna Carta in England were little more than a temperary ceasefire in the struggle between King John & the Barons. The main long-term effect, which was a real advance in English government , was a clear enunciation of the principle that even the King had to obey the law. In addition the monarchy was forced to respect the rights of the common man. -
Jan 1, 1264
Parliment
Group of officaials that make decisions. -
English Bill of Rights
An act of the Parlimemt of England declaring the rights and liberties of English citizens. -
Beggining of French and Indian War
The French and Indian War began. -
End of the French and Indian War
The French and Indian War ended. -
Stamp Act
An Act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British colonies and plantations in America, towards further defraying the expenses of defending, protecting, and securing the same; and for amending such parts of the several acts of parliament relating to the trade and revenues of the said colonies and plantations. -
Sons of Liberty
A group of shopkeepers and artesans who called themselves The Loyal Nine, began preparing for agitation against the Stamp Act. As the group grew, it became known as the Sons of Liberty. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars. It was because the American Colonies had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts in October 1768. -
Intolerable Acts
The government spent immense sums of money on looted, spoiled, and destroyed goods shippped to the colonies. The revenue generated by the Townshed duties, in 1770, amounted to less than 21,000 euro. Parliament repealed the duties except for the act on tea. -
The Tea Act
American Colonists couldnt buy tea unless it came from that company because the East Indian Company wasnt doing too well. -
Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773, a group of men calling themselves the "Sons of Liberty" went to the Boston Harbor. The men were dressed as Mohawk Indians. They boarded three British ships, the Beaver, the Eleanor, and the Dartmouth, and dumped forty-five tons of tea into the Boston Harbor -
First Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was called in the American colonies in response to intolerable Acts enacted by Parliment. 12 of the 13 COlonies sent representatives to Philidelphia that met this day. The Congress composed a list of complaints they had against Great Britain. -
Second Continenetal Congress
The members of The Second Continental Congress met at the State House in Philadelphia. There were several new delegates including: John Hancock from MA, Thomas Jefferson of VA, and Benjamin Frankiln of PA. -
Common Sense
The Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Pain and was the first published at the beggining of the American REvolution. It was signed, "Written by an Elglishman." It was described as the most incendairy and popular pamphlet of the entire revolutionary era. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed.
