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Jul 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Holds the Kings accountable to law. Signed and sealed by King John. -
Petition of Rights
English constitutional document that states the rights of the kings. Restricted non-Parliamentary taxs, forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without reason, and baned martial law. -
Bill of Rights
Laid down rules about the amount of power given to Parliment. Also restated the liberty of Protestants to have arms for defense within reasoning. -
Albany Plan of Union
The first attempt by the Albany Congress to form a union under one government. Proposed because of the threats due to the French and Indian War -
Boston Massacre
A street fight where a riot of Patriots threw snowballs made of sticks and stones at the British Soldiers. Result of the disagreements between the Bristish and the Americans. -
Boston Tea Party
When the Colonist rebelled against the British government. Colonist threw the taxted tea off the ship into the Boston Harbor. -
First Continetial Congress
Gathering of 12 of the 13 colonies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Gathered in response to the Intolerable Acts. -
Second Continental Congress
Managed the war effort, and succeeded towards independence. The congress acted as a "de facto" government of the U.S. -
Revolutionary War
The war of independence waged by the American colonies against Britain influenced political ideas and revolutions around the globe, -
Declaration of Independence
Established that the original 13 colonies were no longer a part of the British Empire. From then on, all states were independent. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was the first type of constitution. The 13 original states came together and signed that the U.S. was a confederation of the sovereign states. -
Shay's Rebellion
Named after the vetern, Daniel Shay. An uprising in Massachusetts due to post-war economic depression. -
Founding Fathers
Refers broadly to those individuals of the Thirteen British Colonies in North America who led the American Revolution against the authority of the British Crown and established the United States of America. -
Constitutional Convention
Held to address problems in governing America and controling the Article of Confederations. They wanted to create a new government instead of tweaking the origial. -
Virginia Plan
Named by sponserer, Randolph Plan. Noted for the idea of population-weighted representation. -
New Jersey Plan
Created in response to the Virginia Plan. Stated that states with less populaton were to give their power to the states with a higher population. -
Constitution of the United States
The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. -
Philidlphia Convention
The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation -
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II -
Veitnam War
The Vietnam War or simply the American War, was a Cold War-era proxy war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 197 -
9/11 Attack
The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area on Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
