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Feb 7, 1215
magna carta
the 1215 charter required king john of england to proclaim certain liberties , and that no free man could be punished exept thrue the law of the land -
Jun 5, 1215
parliament was created
the parliament was the legislative body in england , their job was too collect the common peoples taxes -
jamestown
a group of 104 men & boys began a colony on the banks of vorginias james river -
mayflower compact
the first document of plymouth colony was written by the colonist who crossed the atlantic aboard the mayflower -
petition of rights
The Petition of Right is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing.