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1215
Magna Carta
King John signed Magna Carta. Shifted England to rule of law rather than rule of man. -
Petition of Rights
Required monarchs to obtain Parliamentary approval before levying taxes. Couldn't unlawfully imprison people. -
Civil War
Caused by conflict between Charles and Parliament. Charles defeated and beheaded. -
William and Mary
William and Mary were chosen to rule, but were forced to govern according to statues of Parliament. -
English Bill of Rights
English Bill of Rights is passed including free speech and protection from cruel and unusual punishment. -
Sugar Act
The act increased duties on non-British goods shipped to the colonies -
Stamp Act
required colonists to pay for stamps to be affixed to various documents and items -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired into crowd and killed 5 colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
dumped all 342 chests of tea from Britain into the water. -
Intolerable Acts
a series of five laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party and colonial resistance to British rule -
Declaration of Independence signed by delegates
Declaration of Independence is signed by the delegates to the Second Continental Congress -
Articles of Confederation Ratified
AOC ratified by all 13 states -
Northwest Ordinance
established a government for the Northwest Territory, which included the area west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Mississippi River -
US Constitution
US Constitution was signed by delegates to the Constitutional Convention. -
Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights was ratified. Convinced the Anti-Federalists to approve of the Constitution.