Road to the Constitution Timeline

Magna Carta

Sep 18, 1215

Magna Carta King John signed it in the UK. Proved to be the foundation of human rights

Mayflower Compact

Jan 1, 1620

Made for equal laws.

English Bill of Rights

Sep 18, 1689

Petition of Rights

Dec 1, 1689

petition of rights restrictions on non-Parliamentary taxation, forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without cause, and restricts the use of martial law.

Articles of Confederation

Jan 1, 1715

Articles of Confederation John Hanson would be the first president under the articles

Albany Plan of Union

Jan 1, 1754

Albany Plan of UnionBritish North Americans planned it. Cut up snake.

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

Stamp actMoney collected from news papers, legal documents, and playing cards.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

Five colonists were killed. Acts being inforced: Townshend Act, Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party

Boston Tea Party

Dec 6, 1773

Massachusetts patriots. They passed the intolerable acts the acts closed the Boston Harbor and said that the city had to pay for the tea that had been dumped.

Intolerable Acts

Jan 1, 1774

Intolerable acts The British passed them because the colonists rejected and forced Britain to repeal the Stamp and Tea Acts.

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

Lexington and ConcordLexington and Concord started the shooting war between the British and the American Patriots no one knows who started the shootings. Paul Revere and Colonel Smith were the generals. Paul Revere warned that the Britsh were coming

Second Continental Congress

May 10, 1775

Second Continental CongressSecond Continental Congress took place in Philadelphia.It declared Americans independence from Britain. John Adams was involved

Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

Declaration of Independence Written on paper that America is not ruled by Britain.

Start of Constitutional Convention

May 15, 1787

Start of constitutional convention

King George III takes power

Sep 19, 2013