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King John signed the Magna Carta to outline rights that the king could not violate, included trial provisions and taxation, and moved from rule of man to rule of law. -
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King Charles was required to sign the Petition of Right, which required monarchs to obtain Parliamentary approval before they could pass new taxes and the government could not unlawfully imprison people or establish military rule during times of peace. -
Plymouth, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bat, and New Haven colonies formed to defend against threats from the Natives and the Dutch colonists. -
In 1685, there were renewed conflicts and rebellions between the Crown (the monarchs) and Parliament.
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Guaranteed free speech and protection from the cruel and unusual punishments. -
Representatives appointed by Colonial assemblies and a presidential general appointed by the king. It became the basis for the Constitution. -
The British colonies fought against the French who had help from the native tribes. Started 1754 and ended 1763 -
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This was the first direct tax on paper goods and legal documents. It was met with protests and was eventually repealed.
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British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, leading to five colonist deaths. -
Revolutionaries dumped tea into the harbor from the British trade ships. -
Colonists were forced to house British soldiers in their homes. -
During the first continental congress, they came up with the declaration and resolves. This stated that they wanted the intolerable acts repealed or they would boycott British goods. Britain rejected this. -
During this, they established a Continental army and assumed the role of an independent government. From this, came the Declaration of Independence. -
Likely drawn from the Virginia Declaration of Rights and was inspired by John Locke's ideas during The Enlightenment. It blamed the king for a multitude of issues in the colonies and was signed by the delegates of the second Continental Congress on August 1, 1776 -
This was the first form of American government. It was supposed to help the colonies keep their "sovereignty, freedom, and independence." The ratification of the document was delayed b arguments over who would have control over the western lands. The Articles were very flawed, as they gave too much power to state governments and not enough power to the national government. This caused pressure to change the Articles to better fit the government that the colonists wanted. -
George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison called a meeting in Philidelphia in order to revise the Articles. -
This is the current system and the plan that they settled on for the Constitution. -
This was a series of essays that were in favor of the U.S. Constitution. They were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. -
Massachusetts farmers rebelled over the prospect of losing land. Farmers attacked courthouses to keep judges from foreclosing on farms. They ended up storming military arsenal -
This was a plan that was considered during the creation of the Constitution. -
This was another plan that was drafted while creating the Constitution. -
This was a compromise that considered each enslaved person 3/5ths of a person in order to boost population in states -
This is the current government system. -
Established a plan for settling the Northwest Territory
Included disputed lands
Created a system for admitting states to the Union
Banned slavery in the territory
Guided the nation’s western expansion -
George Washington was elected by the electoral college for two terms. -
1789-1933
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This is the first ten amendments added to the constitution. -
Thomas Jefferson won the election against Arron Burr and became president. Burr became VP -
John Marshall began to expand the power of the Supreme Court
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Power of judicial review
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Maryland taxed the nat. bank. Court ruled in favor of nat. bank.
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After 1824, the Democratic-Republican party split into today’s two major parties—Democrats, Republicans
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Power of fed gov. to regulate interstate commerce
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Scott sued for his and his family's freedom but the court ruled that he was still property.
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Granted large tracts of land to states; states sold land and used money for colleges
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Passed because of the assassination of President James Garfield
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Ruled that segregation was legal as long as the facilities were equal
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gave Congress authority to set a federal income tax
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Radio became the first form of electronic media -
Indigenous Americans granted citizenship in 1924
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Roosevelt's solution to the Great Depression
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the stock market crashed and the US went into a financial drought
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Upheld Fair Labor Standards Act
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Upheld involuntary internment of ethically Japanese American citizens
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Television replaced radio as the most influential electronic media -
Ruled segregation as illegal
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civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s
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Schools were not allowed to prevent students from protesting the Vietnam war.
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Expanded the rights of those accused of crimes (miranda rights)
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Struck down laws that prevented interracial marriage
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Began in 1980s
Reaganomics -
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Congress gave states authority to manage welfare systems with block grants
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Terrorist attack on the Twin Towers. -
Formed after 9/11
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Obama is elected president and becomes the first black president in US history -
Ruled 2nd amendment protects individuals rights to keep and bear arms for self defense
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Ruled states must grant and recognize same-sex marriage
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This is self explanatory.
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