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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Was written by 13 barrons who hoped to get away from their King. The odcument wanted justice for everybody and that no person shall be imprisoned, diseised, bannished, or oulawes in any way. -
Jamestown Settled
Jamestown was the first successful settlement on the mainland of the North America. -
Mayflower Compact Written
The Mayflower Compact was written and signed aboard the ship Mayflower. It was the first document used to govern the new plyouth colonies. The purpose of establishing the Mayflower Compact and fleeing to a new Plymouth Colony was to avoid religious prosecution in Great Britain. -
Peition of Right
The Petition of Right was a document that was aimed toward the Eglish King. It outlined certain rights that the king was not allowed to take away from the people. Issued included taxation imprisonment without cause. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights was established to lay down the power that the parliament actually had. It was used so that the limits of free speech and the right to protest were set. -
Albany Plan of Union
This plan was proposed to unify the colonies under one rule for military and defense purposes. -
Stamp Act
Was emposed as a source of revenue for the British. It required all publications and official documents to bear a tax. It was repealed in 1766. -
Boston Massacre
Battle that occired when British Colonists resented toward the British. They wanted to establish an American form of government. -
Boston Tea Party
Citizens of Boston dumped three ships worth of tea into the harbor to oppose taxes on tea. -
Intoerable Acts
The intolerable acts were passed after the Boston Tea Party and were actually a direct result of it. The acts were designed to get people used to parliamentary rule and stop the outrage. -
First Continental Congress
THe FIrst Continental Congress was established to discuss issues relating to British rule. Issues that were discussed included boycotting British goods, rights, and greivences. -
American Revolution Begins
The American Revolution was a war against the 13 colonies and Great Britain. It was fought to gain our independence, and establish a new form of government. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress made significant headway into a system of government. THey managed all war efforts and began discussing independence from Britain. -
Declaration of Indepence
The Declaration of Independence was the formal document signed in the colonies that declared independence from Great Britain, and that we would no longer be under their rule. -
Articles of Confederation
Created as a loose system of government which meant that most government power was left in the states hands. These articles led to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. -
Constitution Convention
The Constituional Convention was where all of the men met to draft the constitution for the newly formed United States. -
Connecticut Compromise
The Connecticut Compromise was an agreement between the states that determined how they would be represented at the federal level of government under the constitution. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion was an uprising in Massachusetts brought on by post war debt and lack of hard currency. The protesters wanted to stop the collection of back taxes and keep the money in people's pockets. They shut down court houses many times to stop the hearings on collection cases. -
Philadelphia Convention
The Philadelphia Convention was one of the most successful conventions in history. It was the event that took place after we gained independence from Great Britain. The conventions purpose was to re-write our old form of government, but instead they created a whole new system.
