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Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
Great charter forced upon King John of England by his barrons; established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute and garunteed trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility. -
Period: Jan 1, 1215 to
Chapter 2 Timeline
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Petition of Right
Document prepared by Parliament and signed by King Charles I of England; challenged the idea of the divine right of kings and decclared that even the monarch was subject to the laws of the land. -
English Bill of Rights
Document written by Parliament and agreed on by William and Mary of England , designed to prevent abuse of power by English monarchs -
Albany Plan of Union
A proposal to create a unified government for the thirteen colonies. -
Boston Massacre
Brittish soilders killed five male civilians and injured six others. -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest by the Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians and they ruined an entire shipment of tea. -
First Continental Congress
Meeting of delagates from twelve of the thirteen colonies -
Second Continental Congress
Became Congress of the Confederation -
Declaration of Independance
Stating that the thirteen colonies were independant from Brittain -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and perpetual Union, was a document signed amongst the 13 original colonies that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays ' Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts during 1786 and 1787, which some historians believe "fundamentally altered the course of United States' history." -
Philidalphia Convention
The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America -
Virginia Plan
The Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation. The Virginia delegation took the initiative to frame the debate by immediately drawing up and presenting a proposal, for which delegate James Madison is given chief credit. -
New Jersey Plan
a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787
