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Jan 1, 1174
First Continental Congress
The members discussed the worsenning situation and debated plans for action. -
Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
Included Guarantees of such fundamental rights as trial by jury and due process of law. -
Petition of Right
Limited the Kings power. Demanded that the king no longer imprison or otherwise punish any person but by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land. -
English Bill of Rights
Prohibited a standing army in peace time, except with the consent of Parliament and required that all parliamentary elections be free. -
Albany Plan of Union
A plan to propose the creation of an annual congress of delegates from each of the 13 colonies. -
Boston Massacre
Five Colonist were killed by the British troops at the Boston Massacre. -
Boston Tea Party
Response to the Tea Act. Colonist disguised themselves as Native Americans and boarded 3 ships in Bostons Harbor and dumped all the cargo into the sea. -
Second Continental Congress
Met in 1775 because the British refused to compromise its colonial policies. -
Declaration of Independance
Benjamin Franklin and members of the second continental congress approved the Declaration of Independance. -
Articles of Confederation
This was the United States' first Constitution. This was in force from March 1, 1781 until 1789 when the constitution went into effect. -
Shays Rebellion
Daniel Shay led an uprising that forced several state judges to close their courts. In response to the violence, the Massachusetts legislature eventually passed laws to ease the burden of debtors. -
Philidelphia Convention
The creation of an entire new kind of government. -
New Jersey Plan
Retained the unicarmel congress of confederation, with each of the states equally represented. -
The Virginia Plan
Called for a new government with 3 seperate branches. Legislature, Executive, and Judical.
