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Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
the Magna Carta was signed by pope Innocent III to limit the power of King John. The magna carta help give some power back to the pesants. the Magna Carta also state that the committee of 25 barons who could at any time meet and overrule the will of the King if he defied the provisions of the Charter -
Mayflower Compact
the Purpose behind the mayflower compact was so the people had their own rights and the king couldn't command them. it was drafted to prevent dissent amongst puritans and non-separatist pilgrims who had landed at plymouth a few days eariler. -
Petition of rights
contains restrictions on non-parlimentary taxation froced billeting of soldiers, imprisionment without cause and restricts the use of martial law. it was signed by Charles I. -
English bill of rights
THe english bill of rights was signed by King Willian III and Queen Mary. the nill of rights limit the power of the king and gave power to the people (kind of like the Magna Carta). -
King Gerorge III takes power
he Changes relationship between Britian and thecolonies as a result of the french and indian war. he opposed their bid for independance to the end. he didnt develope the policies which led to the war in 1775-1776 and which had the support of parliment. -
Albany plan of union
this plan was suggested by Benjamin Franklin. this never fell through, it was the first important plan to conceive of the colonies as a collective who united under one government. -
French and Indian War
the major players in the fight were Austria, England, France, Prussia, and sweden. major battles were battle at fort louisbourg, battle at oswego, the capture of Quebec. Britian and Spain, France had to give all american possession to them. the british concluded the war with belief that they had secured a glorous future in vanquishing the french -
Stamp Act
as a result of the stamp act people pax tax on every piece of printed pape they used. ships papers, legal documents, licenses, newpaper, other publications, and even playing cards. the first inernal tax levied directly on american colonists by the british empire was deep in debt from the seven year war. -
Boston Massacre
how many colonists were killed? 5 colonist were killed three died immediately and the other two died later because of wounds. the action that caused this was a soldier was having snowballs thrown at him. Capt. Thomas Preston was arrested for the muder of the five along with eight of his men. -
Boston tea party
the event was organized by the massachusetts Patriots. the British responded to this by passing the intolerable acts. the acts closed the boston harbor and said that the city had to pay for the tea that had been dumped -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable (Coercive) Acts was the Patriot name for a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Massachusetts after the Boston Tea party. The acts stripped Massachusetts of self-government and historic rights, triggering outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies. They were key developments in the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775. -
First Constitutional 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. It was called in response to the passage of the Coercive Acts (also known as Intolerable Acts by the Colonial Americans) by the British Parliament. The Intolerable Acts had punished Boston for the Boston Tea Party. Congress was attended by 56 members appointed by the legislat -
Lexington and Concord
first military engagments of the American revolutionary war. approximately 500 militiaman fought and defeated three companies of the kings troops. Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith, Brigadier General Hugh Percy, and Lieutenant jesse Adair were the generals involved in the fight. during this event Paul Revere rode through town yelling "The british are coming the British are coming by sea by sea" -
Second Constitutional Congress
convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met between September 5, 1774 and October 26, 1774, also in Philadelphia. The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. -
Declaration of Independence
is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the 13 American colonies regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. Instead they formed a union that would become a new nation—the United States of America. John Adams was a leader in pushing for independence, which was unanimously approved on July 2. A committee had already drafted the formal declaration, to be ready when congress voted on independence. -
Artiles of Confederation
was an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution.The formal ratification by all 13 states was completed in early 1781. Even when not yet ratified, the Articles provided domestic and international legitimacy for the Continental Congress to direct the American Revolutionary War, conduct diplomacy with Europe and deal with territorial issues and Native American relations. -
state of constitutional covention
may 14 day convention is suppose to start only 8 deleqates present. took place from may 25 to September 17,1787. address problems in the governing of the united states of america. operating under the Articles opf confederation following independence from grat britain.
