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Jan 1, 1225
State of Nature
This is a term in political philosophy to describe the hypothetical condition of humanity in social contract theories. The term appears in books of Thomas Aquinas, who was born in the mid 1100's. It is the synonym of anarchy. -
Jun 15, 1225
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is an English Charter (a grant of authority or rights), that was created in 1225. It then when through motifications in the 13th century. Magna Carty a was the first document forced onto an English King by a group of his subjects, the feudal barrons. -
Mayflower Compact
The first governing of document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the colonists (known in history as Pilgrims.) as a social contract in which the settler's follow the contract's rules. Without this document, anarchy would arrise among the colonists. -
Age of Enlightenment.
The age of enlightenment was a cultural movement in 18th century Europe. The intellectuals sought to mobilize the power of reason to advance knowledge. It inspired philosophers such as John Locke and Pierre Bayle. Even mathmatician Isaac Newton, -
Natural Rights
A natural right is a theoretical type of right created during the Age of Enlightenment. It explains the idea of human rights;it later became a justification for the creation of the social contract and goverment. -
Two Treatises of Goverment
Two Treatises of Goverment is a book of political philosophy written by John Locke. The book is seperated into two main parts; The First Treatise argues against patriarchalism, while the Second Treatise focuses on a theory of political or civil society based on natural rights. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is an act of the Parliament of England that declares the rights and liberties of the subject and setleing the succesion of the crown. -
Spirit of Laws
The Spirit of Laws is a discourse on political theory published by Baron de Montesquieu. Montesquieu spent nearly twenty years researching and writing in order to cover a wide variety of subjects, such as sociology and anthroopology.It mainly outlines the seperation of the United Sates Goverment. -
Social Contract
The Social Contract is a book written by Jean-Jacques Roussea which theorized the best way to arrange a political community to face the problems of commercial sosciety. -
Continental Congress
A convention of delegates brought together from the Thirteen Colonies that became the goverment of the United States during the American Revolution. They met from 1774 to 1789 and made conventions over taxation and independence issues. -
Common Sense
Common Sense is a pamphlet which presented American colonists with an arument for freedom over the British rule. It was written by Thomas Paine, but was first published anonymously. Thomas Paine uses common words to speak against the British. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation (formally known as the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union), was the first written constitution of the United States. It specified on how the national goverment were to operate and was sighned by the Continental Congress.
