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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
A document forced to by signed by the king of England to give and protect the rights f his subjects
-Signed by King John
-One can only be punished by the law of the land -
Mayflower Compact
-To create create a following for the goverment -
Petition of Rights
-The rights granted were: No taxation without consent of Parliment, no quartering of soldiers, imprisonment without cause, and no martial law in peacetime.
-It was signed by Sir Edward Coke -
English Bill of Rights
-King George III
-Right to bear arms for protection and freedom of speech -
French and Indian war
Provides an artical summary, videos, and speeches about the war-Britain/Colonists vs. French/Indians
-Battle of Jumonville Glen
- The British won
Gave the Brtish a better hold on NA -
Albany Plan of Union
-Ben franklin suggested the plan
-It never happened
-Join or Die
-Franklin -
King George III Takes Power
-the creation of the stamp act imposed the first direct tax on the colonists -
Stamp Act
-Stamp act: Law passed by Britain on the American Colonies requiring a tax on all printed paper goods.
All paper materials such as newspapers, legal documents, bills, almanacs, dice and playing cards were all to be taxed and were required to have a special stamp on the item. The colonial leaders reacted strongly against this because it violated their new policy "No taxation without representation". It was later repealed in 1766. -
Boston Massacre
-5 dead
-Townstead Act -
Boston Tea Party
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Intolerable Acts
-The Intolerable Acts: A series of acts passed by Britiain in order to punish American colonists after the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable acts were a series of laws imposed on colonists after the Boston Tea Party. Two of the laws under the Intolerable Acts were the Quartering act, which required colonists to shelter and provide for British soldiers in the are, and the Quebec Act which extended Canada's border into the colonies cutting off Connecticut, Massachusetts and Virginia. -
First Continental Congress
-John Adams, Samuel Adams, George Washington
-Boycott the goods from Britain
-Capenters Hall Philidelphia, Pa -
Lexington and Concord
-Lexington and Concord were two major military conflicts in the Revolutionary War.
The result of these conflicts marked the begginning of the Revolutionary War. The major generals for the British were Lord Percy and General Gage. Paul Revere was given the task of lighting lanterns at Boston's North Church, 1 if the British came by land and 2 if by sea. He was also charged with delivering news of the British invasion that would soon occur. -
Second Continental Congress
-Second Continental Congress: This was the second meeting of patiriot leaders in which they met in Philadelphia and form the Declaration of Independence.
During the Second Continental Congress, colonial leaders like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams came up with the idea to write a Declaration of Independence and begin provisioning for a Continental Army in order to cement the colonies will to be free. -
Declaration of Independance
<a href='http://http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration.html' >Cn find a copy of the text, and explanation of what its about, and an opotunity to see it in person</a-The Declaration of Independence was written in order to make plain and solidify the colonies resolve to break away from Britain and the rule of its king.
The Declaration was written by the Second Continental Congress, more specifically Thomas Jefferson, and the major parts are the Preamble, List of Grievances and the Declaration itself. -
Articles of Confederation
-The Articles of Confederation were the nation's first Constitution.
The Articles of Confederation stated that John Hanson was to be the first president of the United States. There were 3 successes to the Articles in that it allowed the coinage of money, signing treaties and to declare war. 3 weaknesses were a lack of power to tax, enforce laws and a lack of central leadership. -
Treaty of Paris
-John Jay, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin were representing the United States in the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
-Misssissippi was the western boundary and the Atlantic ocean being the eastern boundiary.
-The Declaration of Independence was formally recognized by the British. -
Start of Constitutional Convention
-The original purpose of the Annapolis Convention was to duscuss interstate trade
-It ended up being a convention to amend the weak Articles of Confederation
