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A government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility.
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An agreement among individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect rights of the colonists. Written by a group of English pilgrims as they traveled to Massachusetts.
Big Ideas:
-Self government
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Expanded the rights of the Parliament and the people, while limiting the king's power even more. It was written by member of the English Parliament.
Big Ideas:
-Limited government
-Rights
-Due process
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Made up from a collection of newspaper articles published to convince people to support the freedom expression and to fight back against the King's heavy handed rule.
Big Ideas:
-Rights
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A pamphlet written to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England. Written in 1776 by a colonial journalist.
Big Ideas:
-Self government
-Rights