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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was forced onto King John in England. It was the citizens attempt to limit the king's power and protect their rights. -
Jamestown settled
Jamestown was the first successful settlement of English in North America. Part of Virginia, Jamestown was named after King James I. -
Mayflower Compact written
The Mayflower Compact was written to be the governing document of the new colonies. It was written by the Pilgrims who wanted to practice Christianity. -
Petition of Right
The Petition of Right is an English document that sets out specific liberties of the people that the king cannot infringe upon. The petition confirmed that taxes can only be controlled by Parliament. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights was refrenced when creating the American Bill of Rights. It is one of the fundamental documents of English law. The difference between the two is the English Bill of Rights states the rights of citizens agains the crown -
Albany Plan of Union
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to unite the thirteen colonies to fight and win the French and Indian War. The plan, draften by Benjamin Franklin, did not pass. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a tax, created by the British Parliament, that was forced on the colonies. The act said that all printed documents must be put on stamped paper from London that held a tax. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when the British soldiers killed five civillian men, and injured others, in Boston. The shots were fired in response to a surrounding mob's verbal threats and objects that were being thrown at them. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an act, commited by a group known as the Sons of liberty, against taxation without representation. The men boarded three British ships and dumped forty-five tons of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was when representatives from all the colonies, except Georgia, gathered to discuss their response to the Intolerable Acts. They discussed how to appear united and assert their rights with the British government. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were laws passed by British Parliament that outraged the thirteen colonies. Four of the acts were in direct response to the Boston Tea Party. Th epeople of the colonies saw the intolerable Acts as a violation of their rights. -
American Revolution begins
The American Revolution was when the thirteen colonies united to break away from Britain. After breaking away they became the United States of America -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress met in the State House in philadelphia where they established the Continental Army. They elected George Washington as commander of the army. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is the document that declares the thirteen colonies as independent states and no longer attached to England. Thomas Jefferson drafted the official document that announced freedom -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was the first constuituion of the United States. Written at the Second Continental Congress, it set the federal government powers separate from the states. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusettes that began because of financial difficulties. A private army had formed for this rebellion, named after Daniel Shays. -
The Philadelphia Convention
The Philadelphia Convention, also known as the Constitutional Convention, took place to discuss the issues the colonies had been having while living under the Articles of Confederation. The goal was to revise the Articles of Confederation but they instead drafted the United States Constitution. -
The Connecticut Compromise
The Connecticut Compromise was reached during the Constitutional Convention. It established the two houses of Congress. It finally got small and big states to agree. -
The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention took place to discuss the issues the colonies had been having while living under the Articles of Confederation. The goal was to revise the Articles of Confederation but they instead drafted the United States Constitution.
