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Moved from rule of man to rule of law
Outlined individual rights which king could not violate
Included taxation and trial provisions -
the first democratically-elected legislative body in the British American colonies -
Each charter guaranteed colonists the “rights of Englishmen.”
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Required monarchs to obtain Parliamentary approval before new taxes
Government could not unlawfully imprison people or establish military rule during times of peace -
Guaranteed free speech and protection from cruel and unusual punishment
