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May 6, 1215
Magna Carta
King John gave land to some richer people and expected them to pay taxes, support the army and obey him in return. The nobles felt like he was abusing his powers and taxing them too much. The make him sign the Magna Carta forcing him to obey the laws and lessening his powers. -
Jan 1, 1300
Bicameral parliament
The Bicameral Parliament was created in england -
Glorious Revolution
Glorious Revolution happened, after that the English Bill of Rights was signed. -
English Bill Of Rights
English Bill Of Rights Happend, A group of people wanted to be positive that Rulers could ever try to take back their power and become too powerful. They created the English Bill of Rights. This said only the group of people could make laws, raise taxes, and control the army. -
Boston Tea Party protesting Britain’s rule
Boston Tea Party protesting Britain’s rule - They were mad because They were mad that they were being taxed by the government but had no part in how the government was run. They did not think it was right to pay taxes when they did not have a representative in the government . Also merchants selling their goods would lose their profit because of the taxes. The Americans began purchasing smuggled goods, which were much cheaper -
U.S. declares independence from Britain
Got independence, and signed the decleration of the independence. -
Articles of Confederation is approved
a few problems with this was Congress had to be approved by 9 of the 13 states.
Congress was severely limited in its powers. It could not raise money by collecting taxes; it had no control over foreign commerce; it could pass laws but could not force the states to comply with them. Thus, the government was dependent on the willingness of the various states to carry out its measures, and often the states refused to cooperate.
The articles were virtually impossible to amend, so problems could no -
Shays Rebellion.
This affected the farmers and small landowners the most. In Massachusetts, this problem came to a boiling point in August of 1786 -
Constitutional Convention
Constitutional Convention- The year was 1787. The place: the State House in Philadelphia, the same location where the Declaration of Independence had been signed 11 years earlier. For four months, 55 delegates from the several states met to frame a Constitution for a federal republic that would last into "remote futurity -
The great Compromise
The great Compromise- refers to the settlement of the dispute that rose due to conflicting views put forward by the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan. These plans proposed changes in the Articles of Confederation that was the aim of the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. -
America divided: Federalists and Anti-federalists
Federalists- Favored ratification of the Constitution, Favored a powerfederal goverment , Argued a Bill of Rights was not needed, as federal power was limited 'The Federalist Papers'
Anti-Federalists- Opposed ratification of the Constitution. Wanted a weak federal government that would not threaten states rights, Wanted a Bill Of Rights to declare and protect the rights of people. -
United States Constitution is ratified
United States Constitution is ratified the Constitution needed to be ratified by nine states. Delaware was the first to approve it in December 1787. In the other states – with the exception of Rhode Island – special conventions were held into the following summer. Arguments by Anti-Federalists convinced delegates in a number of conventions, Massachusetts for example, to support the Constitution and to suggest a series of amendments to remedy its defects. -
