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Period: Sep 12, 1215 to
Merica's constitution
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Sep 19, 1225
Magna Carta
King John of England was forced in to signing it by Perlement in 1225. The people were given a new set of laws pretaining to all meneven nobles. -
Mayflower Compact
It was used to prevent dissent between puritains and non-puritans -
The Petition of Rights
Petition contains restrictions on non-Parliamentary taxation, forced boarding of soldiers, imprisonment without cause, and restricts the use of martial law. It was signed by Charles 1 -
English Bill of Rights
Charles I, Parliament in 1628 adopted the Petition of Right, condemning unlawful imprisonments and also providing that there should be no tax without common consent of parliament. It was signed by William and Mary. -
Albany Plan of Union
A. The gathering of all thirteen colonies. It was suggested by Benjamin Franklin. it was never successful in its goals, this created the politacal cartoon "Join or Die" which was created by Benjamin Franklin. -
French and Indian War
Lasting from 1756-1763 it is also called the 7 years war.The MAjor players were the French, the indians, and the brittish. The brittish kicked the frech's buts in the end. Fort Necessity was contructed. The relationship between the brittish and us became better and then they taxed us on everything. -
King Geoge 3 takes power
Implemented harsh taxes upon the colonists in exchane to pay for the French and Indian War and making the lives of the brittish better. -
Stamp Act
This tax made colonists pay tax on every type of printed paper they used. Which included but was not limited to: Legal licences, playing cards, newsaper, and other publications. the colonists adopted the Patrick Henry Resolves that states that colonists have the same rights as brittish. -
Boston Massacre
In winter of 1770 some colononists began throwing rocks and snowballs at some brittish gaurds. The gaurds then open fired at the crowd killing five including a black man named Crispus Attucks. The Stamp acts and the Townshend acts were being enforced at the tiume. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty organized this event, and the brittish retorted with the tea act -
First Continential Congress
Every state except for Georgia sent delagates. Some major players were Col. George Washington, Patrick Henry, and Col. Benjamin Harrison. They ended up drafting the Declaration of Independence. It too place in Carpenter's Hall in Pennsylvainia. -
Intolerable Acts
Brittan passed these acts because of the boston tea party. These acts made criminals be tried in England, and put a curfew on Boston. -
Second Continental Congress
It happened in Philidephia, Pennsylvania. The idea of the American Constitution.The leaders were Ben Franklin, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson. -
Lexington and Concord
These conflicts started the American Revolution. The brittish were commanded under Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith,and saved by Brigadier General Hugh Percy, while the colonists were led byBarrett, Buttrick, Robinson and many others. Paul Revere, William Dawes rode to warn nerby villagers about the advaancing Brittish troops. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote it. It declared America's Independence. -
Articles of Confederation
John Hanson was the first president under the articles of confederation. -
The Treaty of Paris
Benjamin Franklin represented the U.S.A in the signing. All the land to the east of the Mississippi River became part of the United States. The Brittish finally recognized the DEclaration of Independence. -
The Start of the Constitutional Convention
At the Annapolis Convention, the Virgina and the New Jersey Plans were pitched. It's original purpose was to revise the Articles of Confederation.
