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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta limited the powers of King John and he was forced to sign it. -
Jamestown settled
The first English colony settled in the Americas in Virginia. -
Mayflower Compact written
Known as the first established constitution in the entire world. Set the framework of government for the settlers in Jamestown. -
Petition of Right
Famous English document that restricted taxation and established the concept of due process. -
English Bill of Rights
Created separation of powers in Parliament, limited monarchy power, and introduced more freedom in speech and elections for the English. -
Albany Plan of Union
A unified government of the thirteen colonies, created by Ben Franklin, to send one delegate from each to the Albany Congress in 1754. -
Stamp Act
An act by the Parliament that exacted revenue in the Colonies that forced stamps on documents so that the British could tax them. -
Boston Massacre
5 people were killed by British soldiers in a Boston square. -
Boston Tea Party
A protest by Americans on British taxation where they dumped all the tea imported from Great Britain into the Boston Harbor and blamed it on the Native Americans. -
Intolerable Acts
The term that Patriots gave towards the laws that the British passed to punish the Colonies because of the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
A meeting in Philadelphia between 12 delegates of the Colonies that discussed early inclinations of the American Revolution. -
American Revolution
A war between the U.S. and Great Britain over the politically charged uprising of the Colonies to go against the monarchy of the British so they could create their own democratic nation. -
Second Continental Congress
This meeting was made for the making of the decision to declare war and begin the American Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
The famous document that declared independence for the Colonies and gave Americans sovereignty from the British. -
Articles of Confederation
The original Constitution for the United States. -
Shay's Rebellion
A series of rebellious acts by farmers against state and local taxation. -
Constitutional Convention
Delegates ratified the Articles of Confederation. -
Philadelphia Convention
A gathering of delegates to discuss the separation of legislative, executive, and judicial branches. -
Connecticut Compromise
Established the two house legislature, proposed by Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth
