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1215
Magna Carta
LawsBasedOffThis #FirstStepsToDemocracy -
Jamestown Founded
FirstSuccessfulColony #WorkOrStarve -
Virginia House of Burgesses
FirstLegislativeAssembly#LegislativeInColonies -
Mayflower Compact
FirstSocialContract #PilgrimsSettledPlymouthColony -
Fundamental orders of Connecticut
FirstWrittenConstitution#ThomasHookerConnecticut -
Navigation Act
BritanAddingTaxes#ColonistCan’tTrade -
English Bill of Rights
LimitsKingAndQueen#PassedByParliament -
Zenger Trial
StartOfFreePress#StepsToDemocracy -
French and Indian War
EastOfTheMississippi#ValleyLandDispute -
Treaty of Paris
GaveEastOfMississippi#1stTreatyOfParis -
Proclamation Line
Can’tGoOnLand#WeFoughtForIt -
Sugar Act
TaxOnSugars#AlsoTaxOnMolasses -
Stamp Act
TaxOnAnyDocuments#VeryExpensiveSilverGold -
Quartering Act
SolidersInColonistHouse#HousingInTimeOfPiece -
Townshend act
TaxOnAlot#MerchantsInTrouble -
Boston Massacre
BritishOpenFire#CrisspusAttucksDies -
Tea Act
TaxOnTea#ColonistVeryMad -
Boston Tea Party
SonsOfLiberty#DumpTeaInOcean -
1st Continental Congress
TalkedAboutIndependence#MeetBack6Months -
Intolerable Act
HarshLawsPassed#PunishForTeaParty -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
ShotHeardAroundWorld#FirstBattlesOfWar -
2nd Continental Congress
MetToLate#WarAlreadyStarted -
Battle of Bunker Hill
ColonistHoldHill#ColonistFaughtWell -
Common Sense Published
ExplainedToPeople#NormalPeopleAgree -
Deceleration of Independence Adopted
ThomasJeffersonMainAuthor#StillUsedToday -
Battle of Saratoga
RevolutionTurningPoint#FrenchEnterTheWar -
Winter of Valley Forge
VeryHarshWinters#ColonistStayToFight -
Articles of Confederation
ServedAsFirstConstitution#MadeBeforeHugeBattle -
Battle of Yorktown
ChristmasSneakAttack#ColonistHadNoCasualties -
Treaty of Paris 2
ColonistFinallyFree#AmericaStartsHere
