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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Video about the sealing of the magna carta
a charter that was forced onto the king of england that limited his power
sealed by King John at the water-meadow at Runnymeade
rights given to people: no freeman could be punished except by law of land -
Mayflower Compact
governing document signed aboard the Mayflower by most of the adult men
first governing document of Plymouth Colony
contract where the settlers consented to follow compact's rules and regulations -
Petition of Rights
major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing
Rights of people: restictions on non-Parliamentary taxation, forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without cause and resicts the use of martial law
Signed by: Charles I -
English Bill of Rights
facts and summary of events
act passed by Parliament inviting William and Mary to become joint soverigns of England
passed by Parliament of England
Rights given to people: Protestants have right to bear arms, right to petition the monarch without fear, have regular elections to Parliament -
French and Indian War
AKA the Seven Year War, a war where the colonies of British America and New France went to war while helped by their parent countries of Britain and France
Major Players: Great Britain, France
Major Battles: Battle of Quebec, Battle of Quiberon Bay
Winner: Britain
Change relationship: started resenting the British because of taxes and them closing open lands -
Albany Plan of Union
a proposal by Benjamin Franklin to unify the thirteen colonies
suggested by Benjamin Franklin
never happened
political cartoon: Join or Die
created by Benjamin Franklin -
King George III takes power
Became king in October 25, 1760 at 22 when his father king george II died
made it worst by angering the colonists -
Stamp Act
it's wikipedia what more can I say?
Imposed a direct tax in the Brithish colonies and forced them to print in stamp paper. Newspapers, legal documents, magazines and other paper products were taxed. The colonial leaders werent happy with this new taxes. -
Boston Massacre
AKA Incident on King Street where British soldiers opened fire on colonists
5 colonists killed, 6 injured
acts being enforced: Townshends act -
Boston Tea Party
Political protest by the Sons of Liberty where they disguised themselves as Indians and destroyed a shipment of tea
organized by the Sons of Liberty
British responded harshly and things escalated into the American Revolution -
Intorelable Acts
Seriess of punitives laws passed by the British parlament after the Boston Tea Party. They hoped that this laws would stop the colonial resistance. They took self-goverment from Massachusetts and historical rights. -
First Continental Congress
a gathering of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies
Major Personalities: George Washington, Richard Henry Lee, Patrick Henry
Result: Boycott British Goods, provided for a Second Continental Congress
Took place at Carpenters' Hall in Pennsylvania -
Lexington and Concord
First military engagements in the American Revolucionary war. They marked an outbreak in an open armed conflict. The principal generals involved were John Parker and Francis Smith. -
Second Continental Congress
Meeting of the 13 colonies soon after the rvolucionary war begun. It took place in Philadelphia. -
Declaration of Independence
Statement adopted by the Continental Congress which announced that the 13 American colonies were no longer part of the British Empire
Written by Thomas Jefferson
3 parts of Declaration: Introduction, list of grievances, and consequences of the grievances -
Articles of Confederation
agreement among the 13 states that established the United States of America as a confederation of soverign states and served as its first constitution
first president: John Hanson
Failures: raising and maintaining a military, foreign relations,and money
Successes: created territorial government, set up protocols for the admission of new states and divided land into useful units -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States of America
Reps of US: Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, John Adams and Henry Laurens
Territories: all land west of the Mississippi River and south to the Gulf of Mexico
Recognized Declaration of Independence -
Start of Constitutional Convention
convention to adress problems in governing the United States of America
at the Annapolis Convention delegates from five states called for a convention to discuss possible improvements to the Articles of Confederation
Original purpose: revise the Articles of Confederation
