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1215

The Magna Carta limited the power 

of the King and gave the citizens 

basic rights.

1607

Jamestown was the first permanent 

English settlement in North America. 

1619

The House Of Burgesses was 

the first representative 

government assembly in the 

colonies.

1620

The Mayflower Compact was an 

agreement made by the Pilgrims 

and set the idea of a self-

government.

The New England Colonies 

contains of New 

Hampshire,Vermont,Massac

husetts,Rhode Island,and 

Connecticut. 

The Middle Colonies contain of New 

York,Pennsylvania,New 

Jersey,Maryland and Delaware.

The Southern Colonies contain of 

Virginia,North Carolina,South Carolina 

and Georgia. 

1754

The French And Indian War was the war 

between the French And British, to 

decide which nation would control the 

Northern and Eastern parts of North 

America.

1763

The Treaty of Paris ended 

the French And Indian War.

1763

The Proclamation of 1763 

restricted the colonist from 

settling West of the Appalachian 

Mountains. 

1764

The Sugar Act put taxes on 

sugar,molasses and other 

goods.

The Quartering Acts is an act 

that put a law on all colonists 

that told them to house and 

supply British soldiers.

1765

1765

The Stamp Act put a tax on all legal 

documents to show that they have 

been paid.It was also another way 

to pay off debt.

1767

A Series of laws that suspended New 

York's assembly and established taxes 

on goods.

1770

When the British soldiers fired on 

unarmed colonists.

1773

When the colonists dumped 

the tea in the Boston Harbor.

1774

The Intolerable Acts are the 

acts that taxed the colonists 

greatly.It Was a 

punishment by the King.

1775

The first battle of 

the Revolutionary 

War.

1776

When the U.S. declared 

independence from the 

British.

1777

The Battle that was the 

turning point of the 

Revolutionary War.

1781

The last battle of 

the Revolutionary 

War,America Wins.

1782

The Treaty that finally put an 

end to the Revolutionary War.

1787

The Compromise that 

combined the New Jersey Plan 

and the Virgina Plan.

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