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Jun 15, 1215
King John signed the Magna Carta
It means powers are limited by the constitution.
Importance: one of the principles of the constitution -
Stamp act
an act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.
Importance: one of the causes of American revolution -
Townshend Act
Townshend act imposed direct revenue duties—that is, duties aimed not merely at regulating trade but at putting money into the British treasury. These were payable at colonial ports and fell on lead, glass, paper, paint, and tea.
Importance: one of the causes of the American Revolution -
Writing a book called letters from an American farmer
Hector St. John De Crevecoeur settled and wrote a book called letters from an American farmer.
Importance:This book describe the new America society. -
Tea Act
To solve the problem of massive tea in British and reduce the price of smuggled tea, Tea act give the rights of sending tea to North America directly to East India company. The colonists realize the suggestion of Tea act and try to ban this act.
Importance: one of the causes of American revolution -
Battle of Lexington and concord
In the morning, when the British soldier approached the Lexington, they suffer from shooting.
Importance:The first win battle of American revolution -
2nd continental congress
Second continental congress chose George Washington as the commander in chief of the new continental army.
Importance:It would be Washington’s skill and leadership that would lead the colonists to independence. -
The Declaration of Independence draft was proved
1) It explained why we should be free.
2) It listed the grievance we had with King George 3 and England’s Parliament
3) It declared our independence -
Victory at Saratoga
Victory at Saratoga After a series of discouraging military defeats, on September 19 , 1777, continental soldiers fighting under American General Horatio Gates defeated the British at Saratoga, New York.
Importance:It brought the French into the war on our side. -
Finally at Yorktown
The Continental Army forced the British to surrender and the war was over.
Importance: the final of American revolution -
US constitution
The continental congress wrote the US constitution in 1787 which established the basic structure of government. -
Bill of rights
The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
Importance:the Bill of Rights amendments add to the Constitution specific guarantees of personal freedoms and rights -
Start of Civil War
the South would secede and declare themselves the Confederate States of America, aka The Confederacy.The Confederacy would start the war with an attack on a Union fort called Ft. Sumter in South Carolina.
Importance: the start of civil war -
The Homestead Act
The Homestead Act was passed by Congress during the Civil War. It opened up millions of acres. Any adult who had never taken up arms against the Federal government of the United States could apply.
Importance: enabled adult Americans to acquire ownership of land in the United States at the minimum cost. -
The end of civil war
Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith signs the surrender terms offered by Union negotiators.
Importance:The end of civil war
