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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
a. It was signed by Medievel England and King John.
b. It consisted of series of writen promises between the king and his subjects that he, the king, would govern England according to feudal law.
(http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/magna_carta.htm) -
Mayflower Compact
a. It first acknowledged the colonists' loyalty to King James I. Then, it bounded them in a "Civil Body Politick" for the purpose of forming just laws for the entire community. This document established a social contract within the community and formed a goverment based upon the consent of the governed. (http://www.plimoth.org/learn/just-kids/homework-help/mayflower-and-mayflower-compact) -
Petition of Rights
a. 1. No Freeman be forced to pay a tax
2. No Freeman should be imprisoned
3. Soldiers not allowed in homes
4. Commissioners to punish soldiers and sailors
b. Charles I -
English Bill of Rights
a. It was written by Parliament and was accepted by King William and Queen Mary of Orange.
b. Unless Parliament consented, monarchs could not establish their own courts or act as judges themselves, prevent Protestants from bearing arms, create a standing army, impose fines or punishments without trail, or impose cruel and unusual punishments. Free speech was also protected. -
Albany Plan of Union
a. It suggested by representatives from seven of the British North American colonies.
b. No, colonial goverments were afraid it would limit their authority and territorial rights.
c. The slogen Join or Die was created. -
French and Indian War
a. The English, the French, and the Indians were involved.
b. Fort Ticonderoga, Louisbourg, Fort Frontenac, Corwn Point, Fort Nigara, Battle of Quebec were major event in this war.
c. The British won.
d. It worsened it. The British were poor from the war so they taxed the colonists more harshly. This led to the Revolutionary War. -
King George III takes power
a. He worsend it. Parliament refused to increase taxes in England to help protect colonies. King George and Parliament decided that colonies should pay for part of the war. Therefore, they taxed the colonies. The King then pronounced that the colonies had to stop making settlements in and beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Later, he made The Proclaimation of 1763 which futher angered the colonists. -
Stamp Act
a. All official doucments were taxed. This includes licences, legal documents, ship paper's and playing cards.
b. Colonial leaders argued, saying only their own assembly could tax them, so they resorted to mob violence and refused to pay the taxes Stamp Act Video -
Boston Massacre
a. 5 colonists were killed by British regulars.
b. The Townshend Acts and the Stamp Act were now more strictly enforced. -
Boston Tea Party
a. A group of Massachusetts patriots known as the "Sons and Daughters of Liberty" organized the event.
b. The British shut down the Boston Harbor until all of the tea was paid for. They then made the Intolerable Acts. -
Intolerable Acts
a. British mercahnt lost huge sums of money due to damaged, spolied, and rotten goods shipped to the colonies
b. The Boston Port Act, Massechusetts Government Act, Adiministration of Justice Act, Quarting Act, Quebec Act -
First Continental Congress
a. Thomas Jefferson, Joseph Galloway, and John Adams were involved.
b. They agreed to boycott British goods and they passed resolutions asserting colonial rights.
c. It was located at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, PA. -
Lexington and Concord
a. The colonists beat the British in these battles and forced them to retreat
b. British- LTC Francis Smith
American- CPT Jonas Parker
c. Paul Revere rode through the city and warned milita men that the British weren coming -
Second Continental Congress
a. Philadelphia, PA
b. It was decided that a contenetial army needed to be created in order to defend the colonies from the British. The congress appointed George Washington as Supreme Commander.Congress also authorized the printing of currency.
c. John Adams, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin -
Decleration of Independence
In the mid of June in 1776, a five man team began drafting the works for what was soon to be called the decleration of independence. These men included: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Ben Franklin. The document was finally adopted on July 4th. -
Start of Constitutional Convention
The first job of the constitutional convention was to come up with and create the articles of confederation. -
Articles of Confederation
a. John Hanson was the first president under the Artlices of Confederation.
