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Jun 10, 1215
Magna carta was drafted
This is the main theme behind the magna carta, "That no freeman ought to be taken, or imprisoned, or disseized of his freehold, liberties, or privileges, or outlawed, or exiled, or in any manner destroyed, or deprived of his life, liberty, or property, but by the judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land." it was created in 1215 so that king john couldnt just throw people in jail without a trial. The content of the Magna Carta was drafted by Archbishop Stephen Langton and barons. -
petition of rights was drafted
Petition of Right was a document written in 1628 by Sir Edward Coke with the assistance of the English Parliament. There is much speculation as to whether Coke believed all of the contents of the petition to be correct or whether he was "fudging" the matter. The Petition of Right takes the position that the rights under discussion apply to ALL men and not just to CERTAIN men. The basis used for this argument is the "Great Charter" (Magna Carta) but Magna Carta does not specify ALL men. -
stamp act
AN ACT for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British colonies and plantations in America, towards further defraying the expenses of defending, protecting, and securing the same; and for amending such parts of the several acts of parliament relating to the trade and revenues of the said colonies and plantations, as direct the manner of determining and recovering the penalties and forfeitures therein mentioned. -
townshend act
Townshend Acts in U.S. colonial history, series of four acts passed by the British Parliament in an attempt to assert what it considered to be its historic right to exert authority over the colonies through suspension of a recalcitrant representative assembly and through strict provisions for the collection of revenue duties. The British American colonists named the acts after Charles Townshend, who sponsored them. -
Boston massacre
The presence of British troops in the city of Boston was increasingly unwelcome. The riot began when about 50 citizens attacked a British sentinel. A British officer, Captain Thomas Preston, called in additional soldiers, and these too were attacked, so the soldiers fired into the mob, killing 3 on the spot (a black sailor named Crispus Attucks, ropemaker Samuel Gray, and a mariner named James Caldwell), and wounding 8 others, two of whom died later (Samuel Maverick and Patrick Carr). -
Tea Act
In the 18th century, there were many fights between the American Colonists and British government. Many of the conflicts were a result of certain acts put in place that the colonists had to obey. These acts included the Tea Act, Stamp Act, Boston massacre, and the Intolerable Act. “The mistaken policy of the Stamp Act first disturbed this happy situation….”-Benjamin Franklin.“Oh and if only these did not exist..”The one that came most interesting to me was the Tea Act,(Boston Tea Party.) -
1st continental congress
The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia from Sept. 5 to Oct. 26, 1774, to protest the Intolerable Acts. Representatives attended from all the colonies except Georgia. The leaders included Samuel Adams and John Adams of Massachusetts and George Washington and Patrick Henry of Virginia. The Congress voted to cut off colonial trade with Great Britain unless Parliament abolished the Intolerable Acts. -
2nd continental congress
The Second Continental Congress was held May 10, 1775, to March 1, 1781. It was the body which adopted the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. Delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies were present, with Georgia absent. Much of the congress discussed managing the war effort and moving further towards independence by writing the Declaration of Independence. The congress began acting as a national government of what would later become the United States of America. -
Common Sense was published (Thomas Paine)
Published anonymously by Thomas Paine in January of 1776, Common Sense was an instant best-seller, both in the colonies and in Europe. It went through several editions in Philadelphia, and was republished in all parts of United America. Because of it, Paine became internationally famous.Paine's political pamphlet brought the rising revolutionary sentiment into sharp focus by placing blame for the suffering of the colonies directly on the reigning British monarch, George III. -
declaration of independence was signed
The declaration of independence as signed on july 2nd. But a more poetic version was then signed on july 4 which was then printed and sent out.Fifty-six congressional delegates in total signed the document, including some who were not present at the vote approving the declaration. The delegates signed by state from North to South, beginning with Josiah Bartlett of New Hampshire and ending with George Walton of Georgia. John Dickinson of Pennsylvania and James Duane, Robert Livingston and John J -
Bill of rights was drafted
During the debates on the adoption of the Constitution, its opponents repeatedly charged that the Constitution as drafted would open the way to tyranny by the central government. Fresh in their minds was the memory of the British violation of civil rights before and during the Revolution.
