History Past and Present

Tyranny

A cruel and abusive use of power.

Magna Carta

A document guaranteeing basic political rights in England, approved by King John in 1215.

English Bill of Rights

An agreement signed by William and Mary to respect the rights of English citizens and of Parliament, including the right to free elections.

Declaration of Independence

The document, written in 1776, in which the colonies declared independence from Britain.

Treaty of Paris

The treaty that ended the French and Indian War. Britain gave up all of North America east of the Mississsippi River.

Shay's Rebellion

An uprising of debt-ridden Massachussetts farmers in 1787.

Chronological order

Events in order from the earliest to latest.