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Jun 25, 1215
Magna carta
Limited the powers of the king. Used as a model for the colonists when making laws. -
Mayflower compact
It was written by the people fleeing from Great Britain. Gave them freedom from GB. -
Thomsa Hobbles, Leviathan
Believes that everyone should have natural rights. People still have natural rights to this day. -
John Locke, Two Treatises on Government
Believes that every man should govern themselves according to gods law.Laws should be made for the protection and regulation of property. -
English Bill of Rights
States that making laws and making big decissions without consulting parliament is illegal. Also prosecuting people for speaking their mind is Illegal. -
Jean-Jacques Rosseau, The social contract
Everyone is free and everyone has the same rights. Also states that there should be 2 parts of a society, the people and the government. -
The social contract
no one should be a slave. everyone should be free -
On the spirit of laws
Describes three main kinds of politicol systems, republican, monarchial, anddespotic. Wanted to preserve public liberty. -
treatise on Tolerance
Calls for tolerance between religouns. Has indicamint against superstitions surrounding religouns. -
On crime and punishment
Was for the death penalty. Was for criminal justice. -
First continental congress
Called for boycott of british goods, tought americans to protest if they felt something was wrong. -
second continental congress
Formed an army to fight revolutionary war. Acted as an officaial government system. -
Declaration of Independence
Declared independence from Great Britain. Told what all of our new rules would be. -
Articles of confederation
established the United States as a confederation. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty that ended the Revilutionary war. -
Shays Rebellion
Armed uprising that took place in Massachucetts. Lead by daniel shay, and fueled by perceived economic terrorism and growing disaffection with State and Federal governments. -
Philidelphia convention
Addressed the problems of the AoCF. gave the government more power. -
Ancient Rome
From 509 BC to 49C. The romans developed many of the justice rules that we still use today. These rules were writen down on tablets. -
Ancient Greece
In 5th century Bc. They formed the idea of democracy. without democracy nothing would be the same.