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Feb 20, 1215
Magna Carta
A group determined barons forced forced King John to sign the Magna Carta. Magna Carta included gaurantees of such fundamental rights as trial by jury. -
Jamestown settled
first sucessful englsih settlement -
American Revolution Begins
imposed a direct tax on colonies, broke from british empire -
Mayflower Compact Written
first governing document of plymouth colony. -
Petition of Right
limited the kings power. The king couldnt punish or imprision. -
English Bill of Rights
Prohibited a standing army in peace time, except with the cconsent of parliment, and required all parlimentary all parlimentary elections be free -
Albany Plan of Union
it was a proposal to create a united government for the 13 colonies. It was suggested by Benjamin Franklin. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act imposed a direct tax by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America, and it required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British regulars on March 5, 1770. It was a build up of tensions in the American colonies that had been growing since Royal troops first appeared in Massachusetts. -
Boston Tea Party
Protest against taxation. Dumped tea into the ocean. -
Intolerable Act
The Intolerable Acts was the Patriot name for a series of laws passed by the British Parliament, in 1774 relating to Massachusetts after the Boston Tea party. It was meant to punish the colonists for all the money that was wasted when the tea was thrown in the harbor -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve colonies (Georgia was not present) that met on September 5, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. John Adams was a leader in pushing for independence, which was unanimously approved on July 2nd. -
Articles of Confederation
established a firm league of friendship among states. 11 states approved the document within 1 year -
Connecticut Compromise
The Connecticut Compromise was agreed that congress should be composed of two houses. -
Philadelphia Convention
The Convention was intended to revise the Articles of Confederation. Its also know as Contitutional Convention. -
Shays Rebellion
Shays Rebellion was a rebelling that took place in central and western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays -
Constitution Convention
took place in philadelphia to address problems in governing the US.
