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Englad's king, John, caused a revolt among novels. They wanted him to basically treat noblemen, and ordinary Englishmen, the same. The Magna Carta, was then established to work as a framework tfor future documents.
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Charter Rhode Island grants religious freedom.
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Connecticut passes the first dissenter statue. "Full Liberty of Worship" to the Anglicans and Baptists.
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In Massachusetts, eighteen Baptists were jailed for refusing to pay taxes that support the Congregational Church.
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The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence on July fourth.
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Virginia became the 11th state to approve the first ten amendments.
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U.S. House of Representatives adopts gag rules. The house repeals the rules in 1844
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General Ambrose Burnside of the Union Army orders the suspension of the Chicago Times. Too many repeated on disloyal and incendiary sentiments.
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Amendment 14 is ratified. "No state shall deprove anyone's religion, freedom, or property. They should not deny to any jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
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American Civil Liberties Union is formed of the passage of the Espionage Act.
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Roger Baldwin started up a new organization for the civil liberties. It is also called the ACLU American Civil Liberties Union.
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H.L Mencken was arrested for distrubuting copies of American Mercury. All because of censorship.
