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Magna Carta
a charter written to limit the power on Kings. Habeus Corpus said must be a legal reason to incarcerate someone. -
1517
Martin Luther: 95 Theses
A list of propositions written by Martin Luther that started the Reformation in the Catholic Church in Europe. -
1519
Nicolaus Copernicus
Great contributions to the Scientific Revolution by stating the sun was at the center of the universe and not the Earth and he also formulated an economics principle known as Gresham's Law. -
Inclosure Acts
Acts of Parliament that allowed enclosure of common land in England and Wales, creating "private property". Laws were added throughout 1604-1914 -
Mayflower Compact
We will live by the good of all. Social order and majority rule. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
was a Genevan philosopher, writer and composer in the 18th century. He has influenced the overall development of modern political and educational thought. He believed in the education of the whole person for citizenship. -
Adam Smith: The Wealth of Nations
The first collection of descriptions of what builds a nation. His book is used in economics today and brought about the ideas of division of labor and free markets. -
Declaration of Independence
A statement declaring that the 13 colonies would now be independent of Britain and called the United States of America. -
US Constitution vs. the Articles of Confederation
An agreement among the 13 states of the United States of America that served as the 1st constitution. Ratified on 3-1-1781 -
Federalist Papers
is a collection of 85 articles and essays written to promote the ratification of the US constitution. -
Mary Wollstonecraft
An English writer, philosopher, and advocate for women's rights. She is best known for her book A Vindication of the Rights of Women. -
Alexis de Tocqueville: Democracy in America
A French text written by Alexis de Tocqueville who was sent to America to study the prisons and other parts of America. He wrote a book talking about the democratic revolution he felt had been occurring over hundreds of years. He was sympathetic to social justice and felt "equality was more just" in a democracy. -
Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions
documents signed at the 1st women's convention on women's rights -
Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Women
An African American abolitionist and women's rights activist. She is well known for her speech known as "Ain't I a Women" given at the Women's Rights Convention in Ohio during the Civil War. She also helped secure land grants for former slaves after the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln: Gettysburg Address
Speech given by Abraham Lincoln after the Civil War reiterating the principles of human equality that were stated in the Declaration of Independence and that the freedoms from the war would bring true equality to all of it's citizens. -
Kimberle' Williams Crenshaw
An American Civil Rights advocate and leading scholar in critical race theory. Is well known for the development of intersectional theory. -
Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream
Speech given on March on Washington for Jobs and Freedoms. Martin Luther King calls for an end to racism in the US and calls for civic and economic rights. This led the Civil Rights Movement. -
Milton Friedman
An American economist who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and stabilization policy. His ideas really influenced our government during the 1980's. -
Eve Sedgwick
An American academic scholar in the fields of gender studies, queer studies and critical thinking. Her work helped create the field of queer studies. -
Robert Putnam: Civil Society
In his book In Making Democracy he say, that Social Capital is the key to high institutional performance and the maintenance of democracy.