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Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
It was sealed under oath by King John at Runnymede, Magna Carta was the first document forced onto a King of England by a group of his subjects, the feudal barons, in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their rights. -
Petition of Right
It's a Petition that contains restrictions on non-Parliamentary taxation, Forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without cause, and restricts the use of martial law. -
The Bill of Rights
Presented by the Convention Parliament to William and Mary.Inviting them to become joint sovereigns of England -
First Continental Congress
It was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution. -
Revolutionary War
In the United States, the war began between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies, but gradually grew into a world war between Britain on one side and the newly formed United States, France, Netherlands, Spain, and Mysore on the other. -
Second Continental Congress
It managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence.By raising armies, directing strategy, appointing diplomats, and making formal treaties, the Congress acted as the de facto national government of what became the United States. -
Declaration of Independence
Made themselves as the United States independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
Article of Confederation
This wasan agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. -
Connecticut Compromise
They were ageinst a federal goverment, they wanted more of a unitary government. -
The Virginia Plan
Was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch.The plan was drafted by James Madison. -
The New Jersey Plan
The plan was created in response to the Virginia Plan, which called for two houses of Congress, both elected with apportionment according to population. -
Constitution of the United States
The Constitution originally consisted of seven Articles. The first three Articles embody the doctrine of the separation of powers, where by the federal government is divided into three branches: the legislature, consisting of the bicameral Congress; the executive, consisting of the President; and the judiciary, Consisting of the Supreme Court and other federal courts.
