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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The first documents forced onto a King of England in order to limit his power and protect the peoples priveleges. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
The first legislative house in the early English colonies at a church in Jamestown. Met once a year to make laws that could be vetoed by the governor or the directors of the Virginia Company. -
Mayflower Compact
The first official governing document of the Plymouth Colony for fleeing from religious persectution by King James. Signed aboard the ship. -
English Bill of Rights
Granted people basic human rights for freedom of speech, right to bear arms for defense and be granted the right to a democratic process which would limit the Monarch rule. -
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French and Indian War
The final Colonial War nicknamed the "seven years war". Involved between Austria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Sweden -
Stamp Act
A tax on all papers the American colonists used such as, stamps, newspapers, documents, etc. -
Boston Tea Party
Members of the Sons of Liberty dressed as indians and went aboard an English ship containing boxes of tea and dumped them into the boston harbor in frsutration of the Tea Act. -
Declaration of Independence
The thirteen colonies succeedded from England in order to form a new nation. -
First Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from twelve colonies called in response to the passage of the Coercive Acts by the British Parliment punishing Boston for the Boston Tea Party. -
Lexington and Concord
Battles fought in these towns was the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. British soldiers were told to sneak in and retrive important military supplies. The miltia were notified weeks earlier that they might be at risk so they had moved them to a diferent location. -
Second Continental Congress
Convention of delegates from all thirteen colonies met in Pittsburg, Philedelphia shortly after the revolutionary war had started to manage war effort, making armies and directing stregeties. -
Articles of Confederation
served as the thirteen colonies first constitution. -
Peace Treaty with Great Britian
Ended the American Revolutionary War. -
Shay's Rebellion
Series of protests by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgements for debt. -
Constituional Convention
Men came here to compose the U.S. Constituion -
Virginia Plan
Traced the outlines of what would soon become the U.S. Constituion. -
Conneticut Compromise
This was put foward to end the conflict between the big states and the small states. -
New Jersey Plan
Provided for a very strong central government and representation by population. -
3/5 Compromise
An agreement between Northern and Southern states that only 3/5 of the slave population was counted for the purpose of taxation and representation in Congress. -
The Bill of Rights
The first ten commandments to the United States Constituion. -
Rhode Island Ratifies
Rhode Island ratified from the constituion. -
Commerce/Slave Trade Compromise
Northern states were concerned that the economy was relying too much on slavery so they banned slave importation.
