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Jun 19, 1215
Magna Carta
Magna CartaKing John signed it in Runnymede. It stated that there could be no taxation without representation, and that people could not be put on trial without witnesses. -
Mayflower Compact
The purpose of the document was so that the settlers coukd establish a fair government. -
English Bill of Rights
English Bill of RightsWilliam and Mary of Orange signed it. It gave the people the right to petetion the monarchs, and freedom of speech. -
French and Indian War
The major players were Ausr\tria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Sweden. Great Britain won. Some of the major battles were the battle of Quebec and the battle of fort necessity. The treaty of Paris helped to makes our relationship with the British. -
Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin suggested it, but it never happened. The popular political cartoon called Join or Die is based off of this, which is also created by Benjamin Franklin. -
King George III takes Power
King George III denied the colonies the right to fight in defense of the empire, a right which they considered central to their self-image as englishmen. -
Stamp Act
While under the stamp act, all paper items such as legal documents, shipping papers, licenses, newspapers or publications, and playing cards. The colonists strongly disliked the act and boycotted British items and signed petitions -
Boston Massacre
5 colonists were killed in this event. The act that led to this tragedy was the Stamp Act. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea PartyThe Sons of Liberty organized the Boston Tea Party. The British responded by creating the Intolerable Act and by closing the ports. -
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Intolerable Acts
The purpose of this act was to try and assert Britain's authority. It also wished to separate Massachusetts from the rest of the colonies to keep a rebellion from spreading. They closed shipping in Boston, increased royal control in Massachusetts, took the Ohio territory and gave it to Quebec. However they did expand the amount of buildings soliders could not stay in. -
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Second Continental Congress
Taking place in Philidelphia, people like Ben Franlink, Richard ehnery Lee, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, John Hancock all met and came up with the idea of indeppendence, -
First Continental Congress
The meeting of the first continental congress took place in Philadelphia in Carpenter's hall. George Washington and deglagates from each state except Georgia were present. Here they decided to set up a militia for the colonizes, and petetion the king, but that failed. -
Lexington and Concord
Generals were sent to Boston to try and control things better. Word got out and riders such as Paul Revere warned the colonists. British generals Henery Clinton, John Burgoyne, and William Howe were called in to help tame the colonists -
Decloration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote the decloration with three key parts. They are Individual rights, griviences of the king, and declaring independence. -
Articles of confederation
George Washington was named president through this. The problem with it is that there was no tax, no foreign commerece, and there had to be unanimous vote. But states were brought together, they signed treaties, and created a treasury. -
Treaty of Paris
Ben Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay represented the U.S. during signing. This gave us land all the way from the Great Lakes to Florida to the MIssissippi river. Also, the decloration of independence was recognized. -
Constitutional Convention
The convention was called to remedy the articles of confederation and write the constitution.
