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Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
Magna Carta was a charter that limited the power of the King of England. King John was the king when the charter was put into place. -
Jamestown settled
Jamestown was America's first permanent colony. Settlers has to overcome disease, starvation, and the treat of the native Indians to successfully settle this colony. -
Mayflower Compact written
The document served as the first governing document of the Plymouth Colony. This colony was started because people fled England because of the religious persecution by the King. -
Petition of Right
The Petition of Right is a document that states certain liberties that the king is prohibited from infringing upon. The document was created on May 8th and ratified on June 7th. -
English Bill of Rights
The Bill set limits to the power of the King of England and stated the rights of Parliament. It also gave the right ot petition the king without fear. -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was a plane to place the colonies in a centralized government. The plan was never carried out, however. -
American Revolution begins
During the American Revolution, the colonies seperated from Britain and formed the United States of America. The Revolution started in 1765, and escelated in 1773 and 1774 when the Boston Tea Party resulted in the forming of the Intolerable Acts, which started the Revolutionary War. -
Stamp Act
The act imposed a direct tax on the colonies. Great Britain did this to help pay for soliders stationed in the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British soldiers. The soldiers fired their guns into a group of civilians, killing three instantly. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. They destroyed a shipment of tea to protest the Tea Act. -
Intolerable Acts
A series of laws passed by British Parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. The laws angered colonists and played a role in the start of the American Revolution. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philidelphia. The delegates that met were elected by the people of the states. -
Second Continental Congress
This congress came together to manage the colonial war efforts and also adopted the Decleration of Independence. They acted as the government of that time. -
Decleration of Independence
The document that stated that the colonies were no longer a part of the British Empire and now were a part of the United States of America. Thomas Jefforson wrote the first draft of the document, which Congress then edited to make the final draft. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation established the 13 colonies as sovereign states and served as the first U.S. Constitution. The document was created in 1777 and ratified in 1781. -
Shays' Rebellion
Daniel Shays led a group of rebels in an armed uprising against Massachusett's courts and eventually at the United States' Federal Aromory in an attempt to overthrow the government. Although the rebels were defeated, it forced to government to rethink how they were governing. -
Connecticut Compromise
The compromise, which was created at the Constitutional Conventin, was a mix of the Virginia and New Jersey Plan. It stated that states would have equal representation in the Senate, but proportional representational in the House of Representatives. -
Philadelphia Convention
The convention took place in Philadelphia to discuss problems in governing over the people of the United States of America. They intended to revise the Articles of Confederation, but ended up creating the U.S. Constitution.
