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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Magna Carta was an Governmental Idea that was came up with a while ago in the 1200s. It was created by King john the III. It was saying that britain should have a parliament with representative with people from all over britain. This meant that britain had A kind of democracy is government before they got to the colonies. -
Period: Jun 15, 1215 to
Events Leading Up to the Writeing of the Constitution
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First british colony in Jamestown
This event consisted of the mayflower and two other ships landing james town and starting a colony there. When the colonists landed in Jamestown and created a colony there It was Britain's first colony in the north americas (New Land). When the colony was created it only impacted which mother country we came from because france and spain were already in north america so they could have just moved to the east coast of the US and they would have claimed it. This impacted the future because we migh -
Mayflower Compact
The mayflower compact was a short term form of government that was created to put the colonies by until they could make a better one. this mattered to the people because it was their government when they first got to the land. Now we look back on this as a short term government that didn't last long. -
No Taxation Without Representation
This was a saying that was used by the colonists from around 1750-1760. It was saying that the colonists wanted a seat in parliament if they were to be taxed as british citizens. When I put this in it is supposed to represent the colonists not being happy about the taxes that they are getting. It is very important to the country and the people because this was a tipping point that started the small skirmishes before lexington and concord. This is important to us now because this was a tipping po -
French and Indian War
This war was a very big war that did not have a lot to do with the revolution and gaining independence but I put it in here to show that the british and the colonies were not always against each other because the colonists helped the British in attacking the french. This was important to the people at the time because it was one of the first wars the people had seen in america. this war is now looked back on as a very big conflict within an even bigger conflict where the big powers of europe wer -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was a revision of the sugar and molasses act that made colonists pay taxes on any sugar or molasses they purchased. This act was passed by the british government to create more taxes. This was important to the People at the time because it was one of the last taxes they could take before they drew the line. Now we look back on this act as another greedy thing britain did that pushed the colonists over the edge. -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act -March 22 1765 x
The stamp act was another taxation act that made the colonists mad because this act made the colonists pay taxes on every printed object they used from letters to playing cards. This was important to the people at the time because it was another tax they had to pay without getting representation from Britain. Now we look back on this as one of the final straws before the colonies start to do demonstrations and riots. -
Townshend Acts
The townshend Acts were Mr Townsends way of trying to fix the problem in the Colonies. Mr Townshend was trying to lower taxes over there to avert crisis. This was important to the people at that time because it was someone in britain trying compensate for their complaints. Now we look back on this as Townshend trying to avert a war. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a riot in Boston that was a repercussion from the British troops that had been showing up in boston. The massacre was important because the British troops acting like police killed a few of the rioters so it got the people from the colonies up in arms. We look back on this event as one of the Riots and Demonstrations that sparked the Revolutionary War. -
Townshend Taxes Repealed
This Repeal was the british government Repealing Mr Townshend's act and making the problem worse. To the people at the time this was upsetting because the person trying to help you just got their work undone. Now we look back on this as another mistake by britain. -
Boston Tea Party
This event was a rebellious demonstration where some sons of liberty dressed up as native americans and dumped 342 crates of tea off the boat into the harbor. This was impactful during the time because tea was one of Britain's biggest taxed imports so dumping that much tea wasnt all that big of a hit to Britain but it was one of the biggest things they could have done to show the British. The Boston Tea Party is looked at as one of the smaller demonstrations like the Boston Massacre that showed -
Intolerable Acts
These acts were Britain's response to the colonists dumped tea overboard off their ships. This was important to the colonists at the time because it was britain's response to the colonists showing them what is wrong. Now we look back on it as britain trying to punish the colonies -
First Continental Congress
This was a group of representatives that came to revise the articles of confederation. not enough delegates showed up so they had to resort to rescheduling. This event was important to the people at the time because the people were Waiting to get their government changed. Now we look back on this as states being un cooperative with each other. -
Common Sense Pamphlets
The common sense pamphlets were Thomas Paine's way of telling the public what the british were doing with the intolerable acts. This was important to the people at the time because it got them in the situation and ready to support the troops. Now we look back on this as basically an ad trying to get the colonists mad. -
Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere's ride was when Paul Revere had to ride 10.5 miles as quick as he could on his horse to signal to the colonial troops which rout the british troops were taking to get it Concord. it was important because it helped the Colonial Army win the war. Now we look back on Paul's ride as an act of valor and a very good thing he made it on time. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
This battle was the first battle of the Revolutionary war. It started when the colonists started to stockpile guns and ammunition in store houses in these cities. When the british found out about this they marched around these towns collecting the guns and ammunition. when they reached Concord they were met by colonists and there was a little fight till thoughts troops went back to lexington where the colonists had the first major battle of the war. The colonists come out with their first victor -
Second Continental Congress
This Continental Congress was the second one where all the other delegates came and they eventually overhauled the old government and came up with the constitution. This was important to the people at the time because they just got the government that lasts them about 2000 years. Now we look back on this as the creation of the current government. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was a final attempt at creating a constitution that satisfied the British enough to try to avoid war. It was important to the people at the time because It shows that the Colonials were willing to compromise to get freedoms. Now we look back on this as a last resort to try and avoid war with britain. -
declaration of Independence
In this event the Declaration of Independence was signed marking its finish This document marked when the colonies declared Independence from Britain. This was just the declaration the colonies still had to win the war. This was important during this time period because up until this point the colonists were mad about the taxes but this was the first time the government made a move. This event impacted the Colonists because this put the whole country's neck on the line because the government mad -
Articles of Confederation
This document consisted of our first government. It was not a very good one because all it could declare war, it couldn't collect taxes, and could only make amendments with a supermajority from all of the states. This government was impactful to the people at the time because it gave them a government where they had a say in what went on, It was a first step towards our government today. -
Battle of Saratoga
This battle was a very important turning point in the war. The colonial army had been losing a lot of the battles up until this point. During this battle the Colonial Army successfully defeated a major british army and also forced it to surrender. This event was impactful to the people at the time because it was a moral change before the battle things were going so bad for the Colonial Army the british thought the whole war would be over that year. Now we look back on it as a turning point in th -
Battle of York Town
During the battle of Yorktown general washington's army surrounded the british by the York river in Virginia. This battle was very important because it was the end of the war. It gave the white people in the colonies at the time the freedom to make their own government. In the future this battle is regarded as one of the last major battles of the revolutionary war, It marked the end of the war for our country's independence. -
Shays Rebellion
This rebellion happened after the Revolutionary war when the articles of confederation were still our government. the farmers were having trouble with money and they decided to shut down the courts because they were so slow and couldn't do much very fast. the rebellion was stopped right away by the state militia but this event told the government that their new articles of confederation government was not a good enough so it started the revision to be the constitution. This was important to the -
Constitution Was Writen
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The great compromise
This compromise was made when the founding fathers were working on the constitution. the problem was that the states couldn't decide a way so that big states didn't have too much of an advantage in votes and the votes were not completely equal. The compromise was the creation of the legislature which has a certain amount of representatives per population then the senate which has two representatives per state. this was important to the people at the time because it equaled out their voting right -
Federalist Papers
These papers were a series of letters written by James Madison trying to convince the rest of the founding fathers to create a stronger government than the one they were looking at at the time. This was influential to the people at the time because it was a deciding factor of what their government was going to be. Now we look back on these papers as another factor that influenced what our government is today.