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Founding Influences

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  • Period: Jan 1, 1115 to Jan 1, 1160

    England's Common Law

    The Enland's Common Law was a law sytem that spread through out Britain and the British Colonies. it greatly influenced American law, beacuse it was influenced by the British law that came with the thirteen colonies.
  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    The Magna Carta was created to make peace between the king and the rebles at the time in Britain. It is a foundation to the conteporary powers of the Paliament. this a ffected the United states, because it the United Stated modeled after Britain.
  • Period: Jun 15, 1215 to

    The English Parliament

    The English Parliamentlimited the power of the monarchy, when they overthrough King Charles I. It later settleled a principle that limited the rule on the monarchy. This influenced the United States by

  • Virginia House of Burgesses

    Virginia House of Burgesses
    was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. It was created to encourage english craftsmen to settle in North America and to make it better for the residents.
  • Period: to

    Enlightenment

  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact
    The Mayflower Compactwas the first governing document in the American Colonies.

  • Fundamental Orders

    Fundamental Orders
    The Fundamental Orderswas used by the conneticut colony to describe the government set up setting power struggels in the colony.

  • Thomas Hobbes

    Thomas Hobbes
    Thomas Hobbes wrote the Leviathan, and was also agreed that that men and women to pursue their intrest. However unlike locke he belived in the government having the power over the people.

  • The Glorious Revolution

    The Glorious Revolution
    The The Glorious RevolutionThe English government overthrough from James II and them brought king William and Queen Marry II to rule with more input from the Parliament.

  • John Locke

    John Locke
    John Locke the author of the First and Second Treaties of Civil Government, in this work he explained that men and women were free to pursue there own interest. This influenced the founding fathers to have the social conmact, limited government, and the unalienable rights.

  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights
    The English Bill of Rights limited the power of the monarchy, and gave way to election and freedom of speech. The English Bill of Right influenced the American Colonies when they lmade their goverment.

  • Baron de Montesquie

    Baron de Montesquie
    The founding Father of the United States were hevaly influenced many philosopher on of them was Baron de Montesquieu who wrote The Spirit of the Law. This lead to the tought of the seperation of powers in the united states.

  • Voltaire

    Voltaire
    François-Marie Arouetinfluenced the Decleration of independence with his thooughts on the his belief in freedom from goverment. Which concluted with the 1st Amendment.