constitutional influences timeline

constitual influences timelie

Period: Feb 17, 1200 to Feb 17, 1800

magna carta

Feb 17, 1215

expandad rights of people
futher limited king
fair trials free electrons
limits of goverment
rights

mayflower compact

Feb 17, 1620

limits power of king
proctected right of nobles
limits of goverment
rights of laws

english bills of rights

Feb 19, 1689

spoke out against king
dissused feedom of expression (speech)
rights
limited of goverment

john locke

Feb 19, 1690

nautral kignts we aew born life liberty property
rights/limit goverment

cato's letters

Feb 18, 1720

explained argument for indep. in easy to understand way
self-gov
limit gov

montequieu

Feb 19, 1748

"scparation of power divid to keep one person group from taking control
limited of goverment

rousseau

Feb 19, 1762

the surrucanr we agree to give us free some freedom if govenment proctects right
limit goverment
self govermrnet

commons sense

Apr 16, 1776

pilgrims decieded they needed a govement
agreed to follow rlues made
self goverment
rules of laws