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king John signed magna carta, which moved from rule of man to rule of law. invented tax provisions, and made rights which kings can't violate -
Each charter guaranteed colonists the "rights of Englishmen" -
Signed by King Charles
monarchs must obtain parliament approval before new taxes, and government can not unlawfully arrest someone -
intellectual movement liberal concerns addressed in government. Farmers in us believed in peoples rights to life liberty and property
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guaranteed freedom of speech and protection from cruel unusual punishment -
tax on sugar for colonists seen as unfair