colonial influence

  • manga carta
    1215

    manga carta

    limited the power of the king of England and protect the rights of the nobility
  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact

    agreement among individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of colonists written by English pilgrims
    Big ideas -
    Self Government
    Rule of law
    This is a agreement between individuals
  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights

    expanded the rights of the parliament and the people while limiting the power of the king even more written by English parliament
    Big ideas -
    Limited government
    Rights
    Due process
    Rule of Law

    This is a government document
  • Cato's letters

    Cato's letters

    published to convince people to support freedom of expression and to fight against the heavy handed rule written by anonymous english journalists
    Big ideas -
    Rights
    Rule of law
    This is a collection of newspaper articles
  • common sense

    common sense

    To convince the american colonist to support becoming independent from England written by colonial journalist
    Big ideas -
    self government
    rights

    This is a pamphlet