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Jan 1, 1215
magna carta
history of magna carta
The Magna Carta was one of the most important documents of Medieval England. king John of England signed the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta was signed in England. The rights that the people gained from the Magna Carta is freedom of slavery, the right to liberty and sercurity, the right of privacy, and freedom of speech. -
mayflower compact
the purpose of the mayflower compact was to proclaim alligiance to the king. -
Petition of Rights
Created May 8, 1626. It was ratified June 7, 1628. Allowed the people not to be thrown into prison/jail. Sir Edward Coke signed the document. -
English Bill of Rights
the English Bill of Rights was signed by, William and Mary signed the English Bill of Rights, a new operation between the Parliament and the monarchs. the rights that were gained were a greater measure of personal liberty and democracy in Britain. -
king george 3 takes power
during georges reign, the powers from the monarchy went away and britian began to transiton to thr modern system. the colonies were carribian. britian gained power over the eastern half of north america. -
albany plan of union
albany plan of unionben fransis suggested this plan. although the plan never hapened. the famous polical cartoon is showing "join or die" and its a snake cut up into differnt pieces and the pieces are representing differnt states. -
french and indian war
the great players in the american idian war were, great britian, france, and the american indians. a major battle was the bradocks force of 1450 men. the frenchb lost the french and indian war. this event erodded our realationship with england. -
stamp act
all pieces of paper that were printed were taxed. as a result of this it did not work, people smuggled and didnt follow any of the rules. -
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boston tea party
the partiots organized this event. the british reponded to this act by intolerable acts which closed the boston ports and destroyed the masschusetts government. -
intolerable acts
he british passed these acts beacuse the colonist rejected and forced britian to repeal the stamp and tea acts. a punishment for the boston tea party. -
first continetal congress
it took place in carpenders hall in philly. it was a decleration that would state the rights of the colonist and halt the trade with britian. -
Lexington and Concord
The result of this event is that the Colonial had a victory and it was the start of the revolution. Gernerals Francis Smith and Hugh Perry. Paul Revere let them know that the British were coming. -
Second Continental Congress
Took place in the Pennsylvania State House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the ideas of the meeting was to boycott the British goods. The leaders that were involved were George Washington and Lyam Hall. -
Declaration of Independence
Created July, 1776 and it was ratified July 4, 1776. -
Articles fo Confederation
It was created on November 15, 1777. It was ratified on March 1, 1781. The fist president under the articles was Sammuel Huntington. -
Start of Constitutional Convention
It was on May 25- September 17, 1787
