The Timeline of American Government

By KalaciousHolt
  • 1500 BCE

    Moses

    Moses
    Divinely received the Ten Commandments
  • 600 BCE

    Old Testament

    Agreement between people and God
  • 100

    New Testament

    New Agreement
  • 1215

    The Magna Carta

    Recognizing their Rights

  • The Thirteen English Colonies

    British believed that all colonists owed allegiance to the monarch.

  • The Mayflower Compact

    The Pilgrims governed themselves by a written contract.

  • The Constitution of Connecticut

    Huge influence on Founders of America

  • English Bill of Rights

    Power Struggles

  • House of Lords

    Upper chamber U.S.Senate

  • House of Commons

    Lower chamber U.S. House of Representatives

  • The Enlightment

    Intellectual movement
    -John Locke, Baron De Montesquieu and Voltaire

  • The French and Indian War

    Struggle between French and British

  • English Common Laws

    Common law and its commentaries is based on custom, usages, and general principles found in court decisions

  • The Stamp Act

    Mohawk Indians dumped 342 chests of British Tea

  • Boston Tea Party

    Mohawk Indians dumped 342 chests of British tea

  • The First Continental Congress

    Every Colony except Georgia met in Philadelphia
    April 19, 1775, Clashed with Lexington and Concord

  • The Second Continental Congress

    All Thirteen Colonies gathered in Philadelphia

  • The Declaration Of Independence

    One of The Most famous documents in the world of history
    July 4,1776

  • The Articles Of Confederation

    The plan was called the Articles of Confederation and didn’t go into ineffective immediately because it had to be approved by all thirteen states.

  • The Constitution of The United States