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Sep 8, 1215
Magna Carta
The magna carta was the first written constitution in European history. The Magna Carta was the signed by King John, and signed in England. The rights promise were separation of state and church, the kings power restricted, and taxes restricted. This is a picture of the actual document. -
Mayflower Compact
The purpose of this document was to govern the people when they landed at Plymouth Rock. This is a picture of the actual document. -
Petition of Rights
The petition of rights was signed by King Charles the first. It severely limited the kings power by no longer allowing: the King to collect taxes without parliments consent, imprisiment without a just cause, Troops within a persons house with out permission, or declare martial law unless the country was at war. This is an image of the document. -
English Bill of Rights
This was created to set clear limits on what a ruler could and couldnt do. King william and mary were involved in signing. The monarchs do not have absolite authority, The monarch must have Parlimemts consent to suspend laws, levy taxes, or maintain an army. The monarch could not interfere with parliamentary elections and debates. The people have the right to a speedy and fair trial, and should not be subject to cruel and unusual punishments. This is an image of William and Mary -
Albany Plan of Union
As a response to the French attacks. This plan was suggested by Ben Franklin, but never happened because it gave too much power to an assembly made up of representatives from the 13 colonies. Ben Franklin also drew a popular cartoon named Join or Die. Here is an image of that very cartoon. -
French and Indian War
The french and the indians fought the britsh colonies,
One of the major battles was the Battle of Quebec
The british won and no longer had a threat from the french and indians. Here is an image of an illustration of the war. -
King George III takes power
He didnt agree with the way they were governed. He said that the british had to leave the land that was won by the France, Here is an image of King George III himself. -
Stamp Act
Documents, Newspaper, Magazines, and other paper products were taxed. Colonial leaders called it a violation of their rights. Here is one of the earliest stamps to make it to America. -
Boston Massacre
-5 people died, while were wounded..
-The masacre itself started when the troops were overwhelming the city of Boston and were unwelcome.
-The acts being enforced that ld to this tragedy were the Towshend Act. -
Boston Tea Party
-The Sons of LIberty dumped 342 chests of British tea into the Boston Harbour.
-The British passed the Intolerable Acts which closed the Boston ports and destroyed the Massachussets government.
Here is a short video containing info on the event. -
The first continental congress
The major personalities were Patrick Henry, John Adams, and James Madison
Boycotting Birtish goods was established and it took place in Philidelphia PA -
The Intolerable Acts
The incident of the Boston Tea Party was the root cause of these acts. The provisions of these acts included the closing of the Boston Harbour and Massachussets can not govern itself. -
Lexington and Concord
The result of this conflict were outbreak of armed conflict between US and GB
The major generals involved were Colonel Smith and General Barret
Paul Revere uttered the famous words " The British are coming" -
Second Continental Congress
Took place in Philidelphia PA
The ideas of the army and the navy came about.
The colonial leaders involved were Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Hancock, -
Articles of Confederation
The first president under the articles was John Hanson. The three successes were foreign relations, the land ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest ordianance. The three failures were raising and maintaining a military, money, and raising taxes. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote it.
The 3 main parts are:
to protect human rights, right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
People have a right to revolt against the government.
Democratic government exist for the people.
Here is an image of that document. -
Treaty of Paris
Ben Franklin, John Jay, Henry Laurens, and John Adams represented the US.
Anywhere between the Mississippi and the Appalachin Mountains became US territory.
The British finnaly recognized the Declaration of Independence. -
Constitutional Convention
The original purpose was to address the problems of the weak central government. At the Annapolis Convention, there was a meeting stating that the Constitutional Convention would soon take place.
