Origins

  • 1500 BCE

    Moses

    Moses
    Moses acquired the ten commandments from god putting emphasis on not killing and stealing
  • 600 BCE

    Old Testament

    Old Testament
    The old testament was a special kind of agreement between the people and god.Influencing the formation of the colonial government.
  • 600 BCE

    Old Testament

    Old Testament
    This was an agreement between people and god that influenced the formation of the colonial government.
  • 100

    New Testament

    New Testament
    New Testament was mostly written by apostle Paul And it also helped influence the formation of the colonial government
  • 100

    New Testament

    New Testament
    The New testament was mostly written by apostile paul and helped influence the colonial government
  • 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    This was the first document that was signed by a king to ensure peoples rights freedom and began limited government
  • Mayflower compact

    Mayflower compact
    The mayflower compact was a document written and signed by the pilgrims to set their ideal goals of the government
  • The constitution of Conneticut

    The constitution of Conneticut
    The Constitution of the State of Connecticut is the basic governing document of the U.S. state of Connecticut.
  • The House of Lords

    The House of Lords
    The English Convention was an assembly of the Parliament of England which met between 22 January and 12 February 1689.
  • The House of Commons

    The House of Commons
    The Convention Parliament met on 22 January 1689. The parliament spent much time arguing over whether James II was considered to have abdicated or abandoned the throne in some manner and who then should take the crown.
  • The English Bill of Rights

    The English Bill of Rights
    The English Bill of Rights is an act that the Parliament of England passed on December 16, 1689.
  • The Enlightenment

    The Enlightenment
    was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 17th to 19th century.
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    The French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    The Stamp Act of 1765 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamp.
  • The English Common Law

    The English Common Law
    the body of law developed in England primarily from judicial decisions based on custom and precedent, unwritten in statute or code.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The Boston Tea party was a rebellious act imposed by the citizens For the tax on teas and stamps that were imported to them.They dressed as Indians and dump all the tea into the harbor
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress
    The Second Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies in America which united in the American Revolutionary War.
  • The Thirteen English Colonies

    The Thirteen English Colonies
    The First 13 colonies established in the united states
  • The Declaration of independence

    The Declaration of independence
    The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation
    The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution.
  • The Constitution Of the United States

    The Constitution Of the United States
    The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America.