The Timeline of American Government

By jmora254
  • 1500 BCE

    Moses

    Divinely recieved the 10 Commandments.
  • 600 BCE

    Old Testament

    Special kind of agreement between people and God.
  • 100

    New Testament

    Influenced the formation of colonial governments.
  • 1215

    The Magna Carta

    Unfair taxation and cruel treatment of prisoners.

  • The Thirteen English Colonies

    Governor, Legislative and court system.

  • The Mayflower Compact

    Pilgrams governed themselves by a written contract.

  • The Constitution of Connecticut

    Huge influence on the Founders of America.

  • The English Bill of Rights

    Power struggles between the Monarch and Parliament.

  • The House of Lords

    Members of the upper chamber were the 1st sons.

  • The House of Commons

    Lower chamber elected.

  • The Enlightenment

    Intellectual movement.

  • The French and Indian War

    Costly war, left Britain in huge debt.

  • The Stamp Act

    Tax on legal documents.

  • The English Common Law

    Courts of England since the Middle Ages.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    342 tea chest poured into the Boston Harbor.

  • The First Continental Congress

    Relationship with Great Britain.

  • The Second Continental Congress

    Assumed powers of a central governement.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    One of the most famous documents in world history.

  • The Articles of Confederation

    The original constitution of the U.S.

  • The Constitution of the United States

    We the People of the United States.