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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
A charter agreed by King John of England at Runnymeade. First drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to make peace between the unpopular King. -
Jamestown Settlement
First permanent English settlement in America -
Mayflower Compact Written
A document signed on the English ship Mayflower before it landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
Petition of Right
A major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties that the king cannot infringe. -
English Bill of Rights
An act passed on December 16,1689. The bill creates seperation of powers of the king and queen. -
Albany Plan of Union
A proposal to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies. -
Stamp Act
An act of the British Parliament that exacted revenue from the American colonies. -
Boston Massacre
A street fight between a "patriot" mob and british soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest by the Sons of Liberty. -
Intolderable Acts
Passed in 1774 to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party -
First Continental Congress
Meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies early in the American Revolution -
American Revolution Begins
Colonists in the Thirteen American Colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy. -
Second Continental Congress
Convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies.Started meeting in the summer of 1775 -
Declaration of Independence
Formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declarig the freedom of the Thirteen colonies. -
Articles of Confederation
Adopted by Continental Congress. Served as the United States' first constitution. -
Shay's Rebellion
Armed uprising in Massachusetts. American farmers fought against state and local enforcement of tax collection. -
Philidelphia Convention
Designed the government of today. -
Constitution Convection
The same as the Philidelphia Convention -
Connecticut Compromise
Defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States.
