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Period: Feb 2, 1200 to
Timespan
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Feb 2, 1215
Magna Carta
King John was forced to put his royal seal on the magna Carta. It shaped modern english law and government and influenced governments around the world. -
Petition of Right
It was a major English constitutional document. It set laws that prohibited the king. -
Engliah Bill of Rights
It was written by an act of Parliment. It limited the power of the monarch. -
Albany Plan of the Union
It was a proposal to create a unified government for the thirteen colonies. It was an idea by Benjamin Franklin. -
Boston Massacre
It was the killing of five colonistis by British regulars. It was caused by tensions between the Britich and the colonies after the royal troops came to America. -
Boston Tea Party
It was a colonists protest againist the English Taxes. Colonists threw all of the tea in the harbor. -
First Continental Congress
A meeting of twelve delgates from twelve of the thirteen colonies.They net earky in teh American Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress
Delegates of the thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia. They met to discuss their next step in the war. -
Declaration of independence
It was written by Thomas Jefferson. It was the symbol of freedmon for America. They were free from the British. -
Shay's Rebellion
It was an armed uprising in Massachuetes. American farmers protested against the state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt. -
Articles of Confederation
The United States 's first constitution. It established a government run by the people, for the people. -
Philadelphia Convention
Delegates met to discuss, congresses power. Delegates fought, but started to make compromises. -
Virginia Plan
It proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. It was written by James Madison and presented at the constitutional convention. -
New Jersey Plan
It was primarily a response to the Virginia Plan, and was presented at the Constitutional Convention. Under the New Jersey Plan, Congress had the additional powers of setting and collecting taxes and federal laws were supreme over state laws.
