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Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
Drafted to make peace between King John of England and a group of rebel barons. It promised protection of the church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown, to be implemented through a council of 25 barons. -
Petition of Rights
Sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing.Parliament refused to grant subsidies to support the war effort, leading to Charles gathering "forced loans" without Parliamentary approval and arbitrarily imprisoning those who refused to pay. -
English Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights lays down limits on the power of the crown. It also sets out the rights of parliament -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany was a proposalto create a unified government for the 13 colonies, suggested by Ben Franklin. It was formed at the Albany Congress -
The Boston Massacre
British army soldiers killed five male civilians and injured six others. A mob formed and the troops shot at them -
Boston Tea Party
The demonstrators destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company.It was in defiance of the Tea Act of May 10th, 1773. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was 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.It was called in response to "The passage of the Coercive Acts" (also known as Intolerable Acts by the Colonial Americans) by the British Parliament. The Intolerable Acts had punished Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. -
Revolutionary War
The first shot was fired at Lexington and Concord. This was the war that separated us from Britain. -
Second Continental Congress
The second congress managed the colonial war effort. They also moved incrementally towards independence. -
The Decleration of Independence
Declared that the 13 colonies are independent from Britain. They formed a new nation, The United States of America. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was a doocument signed by the 13 original congress. It established the US as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first consitution. -
Civil War
This war was a huge one in settiling some differences between the North and South. This war ultimately led to the downfall of slavery. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This proclamtion declared all slaves free; this was a huge moment in our history. -
Transcontinental Railroad
This moment in history was the beginning of the giant transportation industry. This changed the way we travel and how we travel. -
MLK Assassination
The murder of the public speaker who spoke for the freedom of blacks was shocking around the world. His speeches and his murder helped propel the freedom of blacks and their ability to be treated equally. -
9/11
On 9/11, terrorist from an unknown country (now known as the middle eastern region) hijacked and crashed into the twin towers in New York City.
