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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
a legal document that stopped taxation without legislative approval. It guaranteed a trial before taking a someone’s rights or property. -
Sugar Act
The british parliament put a tax on sugar and it was designed to raise revenue. -
French and Indian War
War fought between the colonists and the British. -
Proclomation of 1763
Prohibited all settlement that went past the Appalachian Mountains. -
Quartering Act
Two british laws that were passed to provide British Soldiers with housing and needs. -
Stamp Act
Extracted revenue from the American colonies by imposing taxes on stamps, papers, and documents. -
Formation of the Sons of Liberty
Organization of American colonists to protest against the Stamp Act. -
Declaratory Act
Act of parliament of Great Britian that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. -
Townshend Acts
4 acts passed by the British Parliament in attempt to assert their right to have authority of the colonists. -
Boston Massacre
shooting of 5 american colonists by British soldiers. -
Tea Act
the final straw in a series of unpopular policies and taxes imposed by Britain on her American Colonies -
Boston Tea Party
Protest against the british in Boston in which the Sons of Liberty threw tea overboard. This is important because it pushed them closer to war. -
Coercive Acts
The coercive acts are names used to describe a series of laws relating to Britain's colonies in North America. -
1st Continental Congress
The 1st continental congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies. -
Shot Heard Around The World
British troops went to Concord to seize weapons and amunition from the colonists. 70 minutemen had gathered and someone shot. No one knows where it came from. -
2nd Continental Congress
The 2nd continental congress was a convention of delegates from all of the 13 colonies. -
Bunker Hill
A battle fought during the seige of Boston in the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. -
Publication of Common Sense
a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775- 1776 that inspired people in the thirteen colonies -
Independence Day
The 13 colonies declared independence and regarded themselves as a new nation -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga marked the climax of the saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory. -
Articles of Confederation
A document that served as the United State's first constitution. It failed because it didn't have a proper form of government. -
Valley Forge
It was an attempt to balance congress demands for a campaign against Philadelphia. -
Shay's Rebellion
Series of protests against state and local enforcement on taxes. -
Constitutional Convention
Designed a government with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches. -
Great Compromise
Provided the states with equal representation in the Senate. -
Constitution
Fundamental law of a state that sets out how the state will be organized. -
Federalist Papers
collection of 85 articles and essays promoting ratification of the U.S. constitution. -
Whiskey Rebellion
protest in the United States against taxes on whiskey