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The Magna Carta limited the power of the 

king and gave the citizens basic rights. 

Jamestown was the first permanent 

English settlement.

House Of Burgesses was the first 

representative assembly in the 

American Colonies.

An agreement that the men on the 

Mayflower 

established, made of laws good for the 

colony and set up idea of self-

government.

Consisted of Massachusetts, New 

Hampshire, Rhode Island, and 

Connecticut & the economy was 

composed of shipping industries. 

Consisted of New York, New Jersey, 

Pennsylvania, and Delaware & it was 

known as the melting pot.

Consisted of Virginia, Maryland, North 

Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia & 

economy based on farming.

American

 Revolution

 Era

A battle that decided which nation would 

control the Northern & Eastern parts of 

North America.

The treaty of Paris ended the French & 

Indian War, and Britain gained all of 

North America East of the Mississippi 

River.

An act in which Britain restricted its 

American colonist from settling West of 

the Appalachian Mountains.

A law passes by parliament placing tax on 

sugar, molasses, and other products 

shipped to the colonies.

A law requiring the colonies to house and 

supply British soldiers.

A law passes by parliament requiring all 

legal and commercial documents to carry 

an official stamp to show a tax was paid.

Series of laws passed by parliament that 

suspended New York's assembly and 

established taxes on goods brought New 

York city.

A clash between British soldiers and 

Boston colonists. 

A protest of the Tea Act done by the 

colonist in which they dumped 342 chests 

of tea into the Boston harbor.

A series of laws created by Parliament to 

punish Massachusetts colonists for the 

Boston Tea Party.

A site in Massachusetts where the first 

battles in the American Revolution took 

place.

A document written by the colonist that 

declared their independence from Britain.

A series of conflicts between British 

soldiers and continental army that was 

the turning point in the Revolutionary 

War.

An outline for the form of government for 

the United States.

The last battle of the American 

Revolution where General 

Washington invaded British forcing 

them to surrender.

The document ending the Revolutionary 

War, giving the United States 

Independence and setting boundaries for 

the new nation. 

Constitutional 

Era

It described how the Northwest Territory 

was to be governed and set conditions for 

settlement and settlers' rights.

The Constitutional Convention's 

agreement to establish a two-house 

national legislature, with all states having 

equal representation in one house and 

each state having representation based 

on its population in the other house.

The Constitutional Convention's 

agreement to count three-fifths of a 

state's slaves as population for purposes 

of representation and taxation.

The people rule; the power of government 

come from the people.

Government is run by elected 

representatives ('reps' of the 'public').

People have basic rights that the 

government cannot take away.

Government is not all powerful; members of 

the government must follow the law.

Powers of government are divided between 

the national (federal) and state 

governments.

The power of the national (federal) 

government is separated into legislative, 

executive, and judicial branches.

Each branch of the national (federal) 

government can limit or control the other 

two branches (to prevent any one branch 

from becoming too powerful).

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