Events leading up to the Decleration- perry

  • 200

    Aceint Greec (5th centery BC)

    The greec has been a big influential peice in our constitution, they have one the basic governments.
  • 201

    Acient Rome(509 BC)

  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    A great charter orginallyissed by the latin.
  • Mayflower Compact

    was the first document of the polymouth colony. Was sighned mostly by the men abourd the ship.
  • Thomas Hobbes

    He was a pholosopher and had his hands all over our government. He was known for his politacal thoughts. he elieved in freedom and natural rights.
  • English bill of rights

    The english bill of rights is an act of the parllement in england.
  • John Locke

    one of the most influencial thinkers of enlightenment. He greatly influenced the politaical pholosophy.
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau ( the social contract)

    jean-jacques Rousseau was a pholosopher and a writer. He influenced our decleration with his believes.
  • Baron de Montesquieu

    French lawer that was a phgolosopher of enlightenment and help influence the decleration of independace.
  • voltaire

    French inlightment writter that helped influence the decleration. Was famouse for his wit. He was versitile writer.
  • Cesar Beccaria

    italian chrimonologist known best on his treties.
  • Decleration of independace

    Decleration of our independance is saying that we have freedom and rights.
  • second continental congress

    A convention of delegets.
  • First continental congress

    delegets from 13 colonies met up to discuse the details of the decleration of independance.
  • Articles of Confederation

    the 13 colonies came up with this to establoish the usa a as a confederation
  • treaty of Paris

    Sighned in paris from reps of king George.
  • Shays rebellioin

    An armed uprising that took place in massachusets
  • Philadelphia Convention

    convention held to revise the articales of confederation