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Magna Carta
The 1215 Charter required King John of England to proclaim certain liberties, and accept that his will was not arbitrary. This means that people were given a right to their own belongings. -
Jamestown settled
In 1607, a group of 104 English men and boys began settlement on the banks of Virginia's James River. They had been sponsored by the Virginia Company of London, whose stockholders hoped to make a profit from the resources of the New World. -
Mayflower Compact written
The first governing document of Plymouth Colony. This document was written by colonists (piligrims). -
Petition of Right
petition of right is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing. -
English Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights was passed by the parlimant. The Bill of Rights is still in effect. It is one of the main constitutional laws governing the succession to the throne of the United Kingdom -
Albany Plan of Union
This was a developed union after the power struggle between France and England over the colonies. The union resided between the colonies. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act was direct tax imposed by the british Parlimant. This meant that many printed materials be put on stamped paper. -
Intolerable Acts
This was after the French and Indian war. Higher taxes were forced upon the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
British army killed five civilian men. Eight soldiers, one officer, and four civilians were arrested and charged with murder. -
Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773, after officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonists boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by throwing it into Boston Harbor -
First Continental Congress
The first meeting was with twelve of the thirteen colonies. They wanted to right the wrongs that had been inflicted on the colonies. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies. Soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Declaration of Independece
This was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress. It announced that the thirteen American colonies that were at war with Great Britain were now independent states. -
Articles of Confederation
The articles of Confederation were first thought of July 1775. Although, this was not fully adopted by every state until march 1, 1781. This was the beginning of the United States of America. -
American Revolution
This was the final severance of ties with Britain. The declaration of Independence was issued. -
Shay's Rebellion
This was a clash between New England Farmers, and Merchants. This lead to the creation of the Constitution. -
Connecticut Comprimise
This is known as the Great Compromise. It allowed equal representation of small and large states. -
Constitution Convention
This was also known as the Philadelphia Convention. The point of this was to address problems in governing the United States of America. -
Philadelphia Convention
Also known as the Constitutional Convention. 55 delegates from the states met and started establishing a Constitution.
