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Sep 19, 1215
Magna Carta
King John signed this in a meadow at Runningmede in South England. The document stated that power was limited not absolute. It also stated that taxes could nnot be levied without popular consent. picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta -
May Flower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was written by the Separatust(Saints) and signed by the pilgrams and was the first example of many colonial plans for self government. It was established so greed wouldnt take over the pilgrams, this way there was a sense of government to keep peace amoung them. picture:http://www.xtimeline.com/evt/view.aspx?id=23516
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Petition of Rights
The Petition of Rights, signed by Charles I, placed restrictions on colonial taxation, soldier intrudment, imprisonment of colonists without cause, and also restricted martial law. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Petition_of_Right.jpg/270px-Petition_of_Right.jpg -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights set clear limits on what a ruler could and could not do. Monarchs must rule with the consent of the people. The Monarch must have Parliment consent to suspend laws, levy taxes,and maintain army, Lastly the people have the right to petition and are to be punished fairly for criminal acts. -
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French and Indian War
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Albany Plan of Union
Albany Plan of Union was Benjamin Franklin's plan for uniting the colonies. The colonists rejected his plan. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France. The French were greatly outnumbered so they became allies with the Native Americans who later supported them in fighting. It all started in a dispute over the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers and quickly escalated to violence and more disputes throughout North America. The colonies came out on top after the numerous number of battles like; Battle of the Restigouche
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King George III takes power
King George III had different ideas about how colonies should be governed than past rulers. The defeat of France in America meant that the American Colonies no longer needed Britain to to proctect them from the French but the war left Britain in much debt which needed repaid. King George II levied taxes in America to help pay for the war(Stamp Act). -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a Tax that Britian put on British America. The Act was that all of the legal documents, magazines, newspapers, etc. were to be printed on "stamped paper" which was printed in Britian. The Colonies as a group didn't like this at all and prtested it. When they protested they often said "no taxiation without representation". The results of the Stamp Act eventually led to the American Revolution.
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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when soldiers of the British Army killed 5 and injured 6 civilians in Boston as a result of the Stamp Act being enforced. Picture:http://moodle.monashores.net/mod/page/view.php?id=52539 -
Boston Tea Party
In 1773 a group of colonists dressed as indians dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor in retailation for the parliment passing the coercive acts(intolerable acts). -
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
The Intolerable Acts were passed in the summer of 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. The provisions of these acts included closing the port of Boston, troops living everywhere among the colonies and the British taking control of the Massachusetts government. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/RapeBoston.jpg -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting held in Philadelphia including delegates of 12 of the 13 colonies(excluding Georgia). The meeting was arranged in result of the reslults and punishments(from interable acts) in Boston after the Boston Tea Party. As a result of the meeting they came to a conclusion to boycott british goods. -
Lexington and Concord
The conflicts of Lexington and Concord marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between Great Britain and the colonies. Paul Revere was a key name in this event; he was a Patriot messenger and his ride triggered a system of "alarm and muster". -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress met in Phladelphia, Pennsylvania. They managed the colonial war effort,apointed diplomats, made formal treaties and moved towards independece. On July 4, 1776, along with Ben Franklin, John Hancock, and Thomas Jefferson, they signed the Declaration of Independence freeing the Colonies from Great Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 on July 4 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. This document freed the Thirteen Colonies from the rule of Great Britain. http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/images/trumbull-large1.jpg -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was an agreement between the Thirteen Colonies that served as the first constitution. Virginia was the first state to ratify in late 1777. Under these articles, Josh Hanson served as the first president of the United States of America. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris stated that the United States was now recognized as an independent nation whose boundaries layed between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River runiing east to west, and from Canada to Florida north to south. Not only did the United States gain territory, the British finally the reconginzed the Declaration of Independence as an official document. http://www.learner.org/interactives/historymap/states_paris.html -
Start of Constitutional Convention
