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Jun 15, 1215
magna carta
was created and signed -
1542
bill of attainer
is an act of legislature declaring a person or group guilty without trail. -
petition of rights
king Charles had to sign. could not unlawfully imprison people or make a military during peace time -
king Charles and Parliament erupted
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new england confederation
the united colonies of new england was a short lived military -
english bill of rights passed
free speech and protection of cruel and unusual punishment -
sugar act
also known a sthe american revenue act or the american duties act. was a revenue raising act. -
stamp act
an act of the british parliament that exacted revenue from the american colonies by imposing a stomp duty on newspapers. -
boston massacre
british soldiers shoot sveral citizens while being harassed by a mob in boston -
boston tea party
was a political and mercantile protest by the sons of liberty in boston, massachusetts -
intolerable acts
punitive laws passed by the british parliament in 1774 after the boston tea party -
albany plan of union
was a pan to place the british north american colonies under a more centralized government. -
revolutionary war starts
also known as the american war of independence was a war between great britain and it 13 colonies. -
america gets independence
on july 4th of july america specifically the 13 colonies formally declared its in -
northwest ordinance
established a plan for settling the northwest territory -
shays rebellion
an armed uprising in western massachusetts in opposition to a debt crisis among the citizens and the government -
the great compromise
the connecticut compromise was an agreement that large and small states reached during the constitutional convention of 1787 -
virgina plan
bicameral legislative branch.the plan was drafted by james maddison -
new jersey plan
for the structure for the U.S. government presented by willlam paterson at the constitutional convention -
3/5 compromise
a compromise reached by state delegates during the 1787 constitutional convention -
bill of rights ratified
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gibbons vs ogden
right of a state legislature to award a monopoly to operate a steamship line between NY and NJ -
dredd scott v standford
a landmark decision of the US supreme court -
american civil war
the war lasted from 1861 to 1865 fought between the north and south US. -
morrill act
granted large tracts of land to states, states sold land and used the money for colleges -
pendilton civil service act
a federal law that stipulated that government jobs should be awarded on the basis of merit -
plessy v. ferguson
a landmark decision of the us supreme court of the constitutionality of racial segregation -
air force is created
the aerial warfare service branch of the us armed forces -
16th admendment
gave congress to set a federal income tax -
17th admendment
direct election of senators -
world war 1
also known as the great war -
the great depression
was an economic collapse -
the new deal
was a series of social, economic, and governmental reforms initiated from 1933 to 1938 by the president -
us v. darby
312 us 100 wa a case in which the us supreme court upheld the fair labor standards act -
world war 2
was a global war the lasted from 1939 to 1945 -
22nd admendment
imposing presidential term limits was submitted to the states for ratification -
C.I.A.
the central intelligence agency is a civilian foreign intelligence serice of the federal government of the US -
korean war
a war between north and south Korea -
brown v. board
the court ruled that state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools illegal -
vietnam conflict
also known as the second indochina war, and in vietnam as the resistance war against america -
NASA is founded
national aeronautics and space administration is an independent agency of the US federal governmen -
america lands on the moon
a space ship laded on the moon. -
25th admendment
codified the presidential line of succession -
miranda v. arizona
the court ruled that the 5th amendment prevents prosecution -
freedom of info act
requires the full or partial disclosure of preiously unreleased info -
loving v. virgina
the court struck down laws banning interracial marriage -
tinker v. des moines
defined first amendment rights of students in US public schools -
homeland security
a cabinet department of the US federal government with responsibilities -
osama bin laden is killed by US navy seals
the US navy seals killed the terriost leader Osama bin Laden -
donald trump is elected president
donald trump is the 45th and current president of the US. he used to be a businessman