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May 6, 1215
Magna Carta
A document nobles made the king sign saying he had limited powers and that he had to obey the laws. -
Jan 1, 1300
Bicameral
Henry lll met regualry with a group of citzens for advice, over time they became known as parlament and started making laws for the country. -
Glorias Revolution
Parlament removed King James from power and gave the throne to William and Mary -
English Bill of Rights
Parliament wanted to make sure that no king or queen could try to take back their power ande become too powerful, the English Bill of Rights said that only Parliament could make laws and raise taxes. -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest by the Sons of Liberty; they gathered others and dumped all the tea into the harbor to protest against British Rule. They were mad because parliament passed the Tea Act and raised taxes, and they were forced to house British soldiers -
U.S declares independence
United States wrote and signed the Declaration of Independence and officially separated themselves from Great Britian. -
Articles of Confederation
It was a document the was signed by the 13 founding states of the United States of America and served as it's first Constitution. The articles were weak beccause, they didn't allow the government take taxes, congress couldn't collect debts, and congress couldn't settle disutes among states. -
Shays Rebellion
Daniel Shays started a rebellion aginst the government for taking their farms for taxes. -
Constitutional Convention
Its purpose was to revise the Articles of Confederation, but they ended up writing a whole new Constitution. -
Great Compromise
It was a combination of all the plans. The Virgina Plan, The New Jersey Plan, and Senate, and House of Representatives. -
America Divided
America was separated into two groups, Federalists and Anti-federalists. Federalists, thought the Constitution was perfect and had limited power. Anti-federalists thought the Constitution was too powerful and needed a Bill of Rights. -
United States Constitution is ratified
Anti-federalists approved the constitution, but only if it had a Bill of Rights.
