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Jun 15, 1215
The Magna Carta is signed by King John
The Magna Carta helped move from rule of man to rule of law and outlined individual rights which king could not violate. This included taxation and trial provisions. -
Jamestown's House of Burgesses
The first legislative assembly in the American colonies -
Mayflower Compact
The first governing document of Plymouth Colony -
The Petition of Right was signed by King Charles
This required monarchs to obtain Parliamentary approval before new taxes. It could not unlawfully imprison people or establish military rule during times of peace. -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Describe the government set up by the Connecticut River towns -
Massachusetts Body of Liberties
The first legal code established in the New England colonies -
New England Confederation
A military alliance between the New England colonies of Plymouth, Connecticut, New Haven and Massachusetts Bay -
King Charles is defeated and beheaded
Due to conflict between King Charles and Parliament, a civil war erupted, and King Charles was defeated and beheaded. -
Renewed Conflicts and Rebellion between Crown and Parliament
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William and Mary are appointed to rule
Although they were chosen to rule, they had to govern according to statues of Parliament -
The English Bill of Rights were passed
Free speech and protection from cruel and unusual punishment were guaranteed -
Albany Plan of Union
Representatives appointed by Colonial assemblies and a president general appointed by the king -
Sugar Act
Placed a tax on sugar -
Stamp Act
Great Britain put a tax on stamps for the Colonies -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired into a crowd, and five people died -
Intolerable Acts
Quartering of British troops -
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First Continental Congress
Repealed what Britain was doing (i.e. taxing, Intolerable Acts, etc) -
Second Continental Congress
Assumed role of government; Continental Army -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to plead a breakaway from England -
Declaration of Independence
The colonies declared war on Great Britain -
Articles of Confederation were written
First National Government -
Articles of Confederation were abandoned
The US realized that it was a weak national government with the Articles of Confederation -
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Shays Rebellion
Farmers were in debt and rebelled (ol' Scooty) -
Northwest Ordinance
Established a plan to acquire the Northwest Territory -
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Contract in one state must be honored in another state -
3/5 Compromise
Slaves could be counted as 3/5 of a person -
Judiciary Act
Established a three-tier judicial structure -
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Dual Federalism
Both state and national governments were equal authorities operating within their own spheres of influence -
Bill of Rights are Ratified
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Marbury v. Madison
Established Judicial Review -
McCulloch v. Maryland
"The power to tax is the power to destroy" -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Court said only Congress has right to regulate commerce between states -
Doctrine of Nullification
States had the right to nullify national laws -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Court said Scott was not a citizen -
Doctrine of Secession
States had the right to separate themselves from the Union -
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Civil War
The Union and Confederacy fought -
Morrill Act
Granted large tracts of land to states; states sold land and used the money for colleges -
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Population of the US doubled
Railroads, telegraph, and new machinery changed the US -
Privileges and Immunities Clause
Citizens of each state should receive all the privileges and immunities of any state where they are currently located -
Plessey v. Ferguson
Separate but equal -
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Cooperative Federalism
If states didn't cooperate, they would lose their federal funding -
17th Amendment
Allowed direct election of Senators -
Women can vote
Women get the right to vote -
Native Americans are granted citizenship
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Brown v. Board of Education
Separate is inherently unequal -
Lyndon B. Johnson is elected
JFK is assassinated, and LBJ took over -
Edwards v. South Carolina
187 African- Americans gathered at the state capital to protest against racial injustice -
Civil Rights Act
Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin -
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Protects employees over 40 in the workplace -
Americans with Disabilities Act
Protects Americans with disabilities in the workplace -
World War 3 becomes a meme
After President Donald J. Trump killed Iran's soleimani. Gen Z doesn't take anything seriously, so they started making viral memes of WW3
