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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta is one of the most important documents in history as it established the principle that everyone is subject to the law, even the king, and guarantees the rights of individuals, the right to justice and the right to a fair trial. -
Jamestown settled
Jamestown was one of the first settlements made by the colonists. This place was the home of many great american colonists/ revolutionists. -
Mayflower Compact
Was the first agreement for the self-government to be created and enforced in America. A British ship with 102 passengers, who called themselves Pilgrims boarded the ship and sailed from Plymouth, England. -
Petition of Rights
The petition of rights is a major English Constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing, -
English Bill of Rights
An act that the Parliament of England passed. The Bill creates separation of powers, limits the powers of the King and Queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech. -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to create a unified gov. for the 13 colonies. Suggested by Ben Franklin and a delegate from Pennsylvania. -
Stamp Act
Passed by the British Parliament. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, license, newspapers, other publications, and even paying cards were taxed. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred between a "patriot" mob throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this lead to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry. -
Boston Tea Party
The sons of liberty, led by Samuel Adams, planned to show Parliament how they felt about the Tea Act. They boarded the British ship Dartmouth docked in Boston Harbor, dressed up as Native Americans, dumped the entire load of tea into the water. -
First Continental Congress
Was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies who met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania early in the American Revolution. -
Intolerable Acts
The intolerable acts were harsh laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774. They were meant to punish the American Colonists for the Boston Tea Party and other protests. -
American revolution
The U.S. War of Independence. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain's 13 colonies and the colonial government, which represented the British Crown. -
Second Continental Congress
It succeeded the first continental congress, which met in Philadelphia. The second Congress managed the colonial war efforts and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 -
Declaration of Independence
Is a statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Which announced that the 13 American colonies, then at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain. -
Philadelphia Convention
AKA the constitutional convention, where delegates from 12 of the 13 states were present. They were to discuss possible improvements to the articles of confederation. -
Shay's Rebellion
A series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgements for debt. -
Connecticut Compromise
An agreement that large and small states reached during the constitutional convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States of America.
