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Magna Carta
King John was forced in 1215 to sign the Magna Carta, a document stating that the powers of a monarch or government was not unlimited or absolute. -
Mayflower Compact
One of the first examples of colonial plans for self governing. Realizing they would need to govern themselves, 41 men representing the pilgrim families drew up the plans for the compact while onboard the Mayflower. -
English Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights placed limits on what a ruler could and could not do. This applied to the English people as well as the American Settlers. -
Rench and Indian War Start
The French and Idian War was a 7 year war fought between the colonies and New France. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was the first direct tax on the American Colonists. This Act placed a tax on all legal documents, pamphlets and newspapers. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was the Colonists protesting the tax on tea by dumping brates of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of the delegates of all states but Georgia in Philadelphi in response to the Intolerable Acts. -
Lexington and Concord
The battles that took place at Lexington and Concord were some of the first battles to have taken place between the British and Colonists during the Revolutionary war. The battles began at Lexington the moved to Concord as the militia retreated. -
Second Continental Congress
Th Second Continental Congress was a meeting of the delegates of the 13 colonies in Philadelphia. -
Declaration of Independence
On June 28 a committee submitted a final draft of the Declaration of Independence to congress. On the 4th of July the draft was approved and the colonies broke their ties with Great Britain. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation laid out the structure of and how the government established during the second continental congress would operate. -
Peace Treaty With Great Britain
The Treay of Paris was signed on September 3rd, 1783 ending the Revolutionary War. -
Virgiania House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was a meeting between elected officials of the colonies and the governor of the colonies as chosen by the king. -
Shays Rebelion
An economic depression America suffered during 1786 led a rebellion led by Daniel Shay and armed farmers. The farmers forced the court to close to prevent the loss of farms. -
Compromise on Commerce and Slave Trade
This Compromise settled a dispute over whether or not the government should have complete power over trade with other nations. -
Constitutional Congress
The Constitutional Congress met in Philadelphia to discuss the problems with governing under the Article of Confederation. -
Virgiania Plan
The Virgiania Plan included 15 resolutions drafted by James Madison which suggested a government with a strong legislature,a strong executive and a judicial branch. -
Connecticut Comprmise
The Connecticut Compromise decided how our legilative branch would operate and how much representation each state would have. -
New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey Plan was a counterproposal to Virgiania plan made by William Patterson of New Jersey and the delegates from the other smaller states. The New Jersey Plan was set forth in order to keep the smaller states equal. -
3/5 Compromise
The 3/5 Compromise settled a disagreement between the southern and northern states over how many representatives each state would have in congress. -
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Right is a written document containing the first ten amendments of the constitution which outline the right of the American people. -
Rhode Island Ratification
Rhode Island is the 13th state to ratify the United States Constitution,
