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Period: Feb 4, 1200 to
america
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Feb 4, 1215
Magna Carta
One of the most famous documents in the world. Issued by King John of England as a solution to the political crisis he faced in 1215 -
Petition of Right
a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing -
English Bill of Right
an English precursor of the Constitution, along with the Magna Carta and the Petition of Right. The English Bill of Rights limited the power of the English -
Albany Plan of Union
was a proposal to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin -
Boston Massacre
a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers -
Boston Tea Party
a group of colonists protest thirteen years of increasing British oppression, by attacking merchant ships in Boston Harbor -
First Continenal Congress
a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution -
Second continental congress
a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Declaration of Independence
announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent sovereign states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
Articles of confederation
the original constitution of the US, made in 1781, and was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789 -
Shay's Rebellion
an armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts (mostly around Springfield) during 1786 and 1787 -
Philedelphia
delegates from five states called for a constitutional convention in order to discuss possible improvements to the Articles of Confederation -
Virginia Plan
was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. -
New Jersey Plan
a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787.
