Colonial Period Timeline
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US Government Packet Project for Unit 2 Michelle Huddleston Colonial Period Timeline 1215 King John of England signed the Magna Carta which limited the kings power and protected people from unjust government 1300-1500 400 years pass 1607 Virginia became the first of the 13 American colonies. 1611 Laws of Divine, Morall, and Martial Law were established by Governor Sir Thomas Dale in Jamestown, Virignia. 1620 Mayflower Compact was the first plan for American self-government and was signed by the 41 pilgrim men 1625 Petition of Right limited the king from taxing people without the approval of the Parliament 1636 Great Fundamentals was the first system of laws in the English colonies 1688