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Feb 3, 1215
Magna Carta
King John was forced to sign.
Equal treatment under the law.
Limit the power of the monarch -
Jan 1, 1500
Mercantilism
economic nationalism on purpose of building a weak and powerful state.
nation should export more than immported -
Jamestown Colony
Jamestown was the first English Colony.
The colony was settled on the banks of James River.
Called "James Fort"
capital of the colony for 83 years in fo: photo:http://www.reformation.org/en-jamestown-colony.jpg -
Plymouth Colony
The 2nd colony in America.
In Massachusetts info: photo:http://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/5/58/Plymouth_Colony.jpg -
House of Burgess
first legislative in the english colonies
22 members governor and important men of the colonies -
Mayflower Compact
Made up with fair and equal rights. For the general good of the settlement and with the majority. Info: photo:http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mosmd/compact3.jpg -
Fundamental orders of Connecticut
The basic law of the Connecticut colony. -
Glorious Revolution
the parliament overthrough King James II
William of Orange became king
signed the English Bill of Rights -
Eniglish Bill of Rights
The english Bill of Rights was passed on December 16, 1689.
The bill was signed by William of Orange and Mary. -
Salem Witch Trials
19 women were killed because they were accused for being a witch info: photo:http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/salemexamof.jpg -
Sons of Liberty
Dressed up as Indians and threw cargo of tea in the harbor
Samual Adams and John Hancock -
First Great Awakening
Movement rooted in spirital growth which brought a national identity to colonies -
French and Indian War
War between Great Britian and France in Norht America. Became a world wide conflict known as The Seven Years War. Info: Photo:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/The_Victory_of_Montcalms_Troops_at_Carillon_by_Henry_Alexander_Ogden.JPG/300px-The_Victory_of_Montcalms_Troops_at_Carillon_by_Henry_Alexander_Ogden.JPG -
Albany Plan of Union
B. Franklin proposed
attempt to colonize the colonies -
Proclamation line of 1763
by King George after the French and Indian War. info: photo:http://randal-johnson.net/genealogy/Native_Americans/images/proc-1763.jpg -
Pontiac's Rebllion
a war between the colonies and a loose confederation of native american tribes -
Sugar Act
Was an indirect tax passed on Aperil 5, 1764
Sammul Adems spoke out aginst the act -
Stamp Act
The stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament. American Colonists were required to pay them a tax on every piece of printed paper they used info: photo: http://www.mrnussbaum.com/history/images/stampact.jpg -
Virginia Resovles
Serious of laws passed by the Virginia general assembly. Virginia was subject to taxation. -
Townshend Act
To riase revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of the governores.
Was more than one act:
-Revenue Act
-Indermity Act
-Commissioners of customes Act
-New York Restraning Act -
Boston Massacre
British troops had been already in Boston to support crown-appointed coloniak officials attemping to enforce unpopular Parliament legislation. British Army killed five civilian men. -
Gaspee Incident
The burning of the British cuttership(the gaspee) -
Committes of Correspondence
formed throughout the colonies as a means of coordinating action against Great Britian -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was Passed by Parliament to increase the deposit on tes that was to be sold to the India company's. -
Bostan Tea Party
200 men disguised as Indians marched to the ships and dumped the cargo of tes into the Boston Harbor.
This was a key event in the growth of the Revolution. -
Intolerale Acts
reaction to the Boston Tea Party
parliament wanted the colonies back to submission of the king. -
First Contiental Congress
All colonies sent delegates execpt Georiga
delegates were elected by the people -
Edenton tea Party
57 women protest in responce of the tea act
Women signed agreement saying they were "determined to give memorable proof of their patriotism." -
Mecklenburg Resolves
list of statments introdued in Mecklenburg county -
Halifax Resolves
thsigned by the Fourth Provincial Congress
were the first that authorized its delegates to vote of independence -
Declaration of Independence
Adopted by the contiential congress on July 4th 1776.
The Declaration of Indenpendence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson.
It is a symbol of liberty. info: photo:http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/images/trumbull-large1.jpg -
Second Continental Congress
met after the battles Lexington and Concord
decided to completly break away from Great Britian -
Articles of confederation
Provided for congress with representatives based on population.
gave the nation government all powers not designed to the state -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the American Revolution
recoginized the U.S. as an independent state -
Land Ordinance of 1785
raise money through the sale of land -
Shay's Rebellion
Farmer suffered from high debt and farmers who could not pay was put in prison. Daniel and Shaysites -
Federalist/ Anti-Federalist papers
written and published in 1787 and 1788
written in New York State newspaper to persude New York voters to ratify to proposed constitution Arguments against ratification -
Land Ordinance of 1787
northwest ordinance
acts of congress of confederation -
Constitutional Convention
Rhoad Island refused to come.
Rewrote the Articles of Confederation
Native Americans, African Americans and women were excluded -
Whiskey Rebillion
protest of a tax in the U.S. during the predinci of George Washington
