Ch.2 Timeline Soc. Studies

By Stanley303
  • Jan 1, 1200

    1100s - 1200s Monarchs

    Rules but nobles families garned power via land in exchange for loyalty, tax $, military support
  • Nov 1, 1215

    1215 Magna Carta

    Noble force King John, who was treating them harshly, to sign a document
  • Jan 1, 1300

    1300s Parliament

    Next King develops a group that represents common people-Parliament

  • 1620 Mayflower Compact

    1620 Mayflower Compact
    Established direct democracy

  • 1639 Fundamental Order of Connecticut

    1st written constitution in America

  • 1641 Massachusetts Body of Liberties

  • 1683 Pennsylvania Frame of Goverment and 1701 PA Charter of Privileges

    Estables basies of Us Goverment and Bill of Rights

  • 1688 Glorious Revelotion

    Parliament removes King James III and replaces him with his daughter Mary and her husband William

  • 1689 English Bill of Rights

    Further restricted monarch power
    Right to fair trial
    Eliminated cruel and unusual punishment

  • Mid 1700s 13 English colonies established

    Each colony has a govener elected or appotied by the king.Each had a legislature that is elected by free adults.

  • Mid 1700's Colonists

    Feel like they don't have same rights as English the want independence. They don't like the taxes and limitations.

  • 1632-1754 John Locke

    He believes people are born free and indendent. They are born with natural rights.

  • 1754 Albany Plan of Union

    Discussion colonists to make a union against British goverment.

  • 1689-1755 Barar de Montesquieu

    Divided braches of goverment

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Can't go west of the Appalachian mountains because the Native Americas.

  • 1765 Stamp Act

    Tax of paper goods

  • 1765 Quartering Act

    Must supply barrack and supplies to British troops.

  • 1766 Stamp Act repealed Declaratory Act

    Parliament has complete control

  • 1767 Townshend Act

    British goverment customs can enter anywhere suspecting smuggling.

  • 1770 Boston Massacre

  • 1773 Tea Act

    British tea- no tax=cheap! Colonist tea- taxed= expensive

  • 1773 Boston Tea Party

  • 1774 Philadelphia

    First Continental Congress the sent a letter to King George III wanting English citizens rights.

  • 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord

    1st battle of the American Revelution

  • 1775 2nd Continental congress meets

  • 1776 "Common Sense" is Published

    Book makes Colonist want independence

  • 1776 Declaration of Independence written

    List of complaints beliefs about individual rights it pulled from the ideas of Locke and Montesquieu

  • 1712-1778 Jean Rougean

    He wrote the Social Contract. He thought people alone have the right on how they would be governed