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Foundations of American Government
Foundations of American Government
magna carta
1215
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The basis for the principle of limited government
Founding the first 13 colonies
1607 - 1733
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From these colonies the present evolved.
Mayflower compact
1620
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Pilgrim drew up the mayflower and set of to the new england coast
petition of right
1625
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King was forced to sign the petition of right. which would limit the power of the king
Adoption of the great fundamentals
1629
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the first basic system of laws.
Fundamental orders of connecticut
1639
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Gave the people the right to elect governors, judges and representatives.
Englich bill of rights
1688
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A document that will soon be very important to the american colonies.
Locke's two treatises of government
1690
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loche reasoned that in a state of nature before governments were formed.
The spirit of laws
1748
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It is designed to create our laws
French and Indian war
1754 - 1763
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The war was mainly the french and th ebritish fighting over land.
albany plan
1760
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The colonies rejected the plan
Stamp act
1765
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Laws to control the colonials
Intolerable acts
1770
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Another withrdrew the right of the massachusetts colony to govern itself.
first continental congress
1774
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The congress assumed the powers of central government.
First continental congress
1774
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The colonies presented there were united in a determination to show a combined authority to great britain.
Second continental congress
1775
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Sarted with the battle o flexington
Connecticut
1776
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Declaration of independence
1776
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On july 2 the congress approved lee's resolution.
Paine's common sense
1776
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It is a book written by thomas paine
Articles of confederation
1778
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It had to design and install a new government.
Massachusetts
1780
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Shays rebellion
1786 - 1787
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To solve states debt problems.
3/5 compromise
1787
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Delegates supportive of slavery, on the other hand, generally wanted to count slaves in their actual numbers
Consitutional convention
1787
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It was used to address the in governing the united states of america.
Great compromise
1787
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To make the lower and upper happy.
New Jersey plan
1787
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The plan was created in response to the virginia plan.
Pennsylvania
1787
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Ratification of the constitution
1787 - 1788
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A great debate took place throughout America over the Constitution that had been proposed.
Virginia plan
1787
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It would traced the broad outlines of what would become the u.s. constitution.
Maryland
1788
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New Hampshire
1788
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Delaware
1789
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New York
1789
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Northwest orfinance
1789
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The Ordinance purported to be not merely legislation that could later be amended by Congress
Rhode Island
1789
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Virginia
1864
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