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Major Events of Early American Gov

  • Magna Carta
    Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Limited the king's power
  • Jamestown Settlement

    Jamestown Settlement

    The first English colony settled in Virginia
  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact

    First written constitution in the world. Set rules forJamestown settlers.
  • Petition of Right

    Petition of Right

    established due process and restricted taxation
  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights

    limited monarchy power and introduced more freedom of speech
  • Albany Plan of Union

    Albany Plan of Union

    unified the 13 colonies, created by Ben Franklin
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    forced stamps on documents so the British could tax them
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    5 people were killed by British Soldiers in Boston
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    A protest by Americans in which they dumped all of their British imported tea into the harbor.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    The term the patriots used to describe the laws the thhe British passed due to the Boston Tea Party
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    A meeting in Philadelphia between 12 delegates that discussed the revolution.
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution

    A war to free the colonies from British control
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    Meeting to decide to be the Revolution
  • Declaration of Independance

    Declaration of Independance

    The document that declared independence from Britain for America
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    The original constitution of the U.S.
  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion

    A series of rebellious acts by farmers against state and local taxaton
  • Philadelphia Convention

    Philadelphia Convention

    A meeting of delegates to discuss the separation of the 3 branches
  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

    Delegates ratified the Articles of Confederation
  • Connecticut Compromise

    Connecticut Compromise

    Established the two house legislature.