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Colonists dumped tea to protest British taxes (1773)

Boston Tea Party

Document declaring colonies free from Britain (1776)

Declaration of Independence

Colonial meeting to oppose British laws (1774)

First Continental Congress

First battles of Revolutionary War (1775)

Lexington and Concord

Protest against British Stamp Act (1765)

Stamp Act Congress

Wrote Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson

Philosopher of natural rights (life liberty property)

John Locke

Led army and first U.S president

George Washington

Organized colonial protests

Samuel Adams

Supported women’s rights

Abigail Adams

Power shared between national and state governments

Federalism

3 branches of government

Separation of Powers

Each branch limits the others

Checks and Balances

Government exists by consent of the people

Social Contract

Everyone must follow the law

Rule of Law

First weak U.S government

Articles of Confederation

Current framework of government

U.S Constitution

Essays supporting Constitution

Federalist Papers

King must obey law

Magna Carta

Limited monarchy and protected rights

English Bill of Rights

Showed Articles of Confederation were weak

Shays’ Rebellion

Meeting where Constitution was written (1787)

Constitutional Convention

First 10 amendments

Bill of Rights

House = population Senate = equal representation

Great Compromise

Enslaved people counted for representation

Three-Fifths Compromise

Banned discrimination

Civil Rights Act (1964)

Protected voting rights

Voting Rights Act (1965)

Leader of civil rights movement

Martin Luther King Jr.

Freedom of speech religion and press

1st Amendment

No unreasonable search and seizure

4th Amendment

Rights in court cases

5th Amendment

Right to fair trial

6th Amendment

Ended slavery

13th Amendment

Citizenship and equal protection

14th Amendment

Voting rights regardless of race

15th Amendment

Women’s right to vote

19th Amendment

Ended poll tax

24th Amendment

Voting age = 18

26th Amendment