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First document imposed upon the King of England by a group of his subjects,also known as barons, in an attempt to limit his powers.
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Declaring the rights and liberties of the subjects and settling the succession in William III and Mary II.
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First governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the Separatists, sometimes referred to as the "Saints", fleeing from religious persecution by King James of England.
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Leviathan
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Two Treaties on Government
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French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit
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(On the Spirit of Laws)
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Philosopher and politician best known for his treatise On Crimes and Punishments, which condemned torture and the death penalty.
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His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution as well as the overall development of modern political, sociological, and educational thought
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A meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution.
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A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
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The fundamental document establishing the United States as a nation, adopted on July 4, 1776. The declaration was ordered and approved by the Continental Congress and written mainly by Thomas Jefferson.
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the original constitution of the US which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
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Negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence.
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Armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts during 1786 and 1787, which some historians believe "fundamentally altered the course of United States' history."
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Gathering that drafted the Constitution of the United States in 1787; all states were invited to send delegates. The convention, meeting in Philadelphia, designed a government with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches. -
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