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The Magna Carta
This gave people new rights and made the King subject to the law. People were free from paying heavy taxes, could own property and were able to have justice and a free trial. An international symbol of liberty. -
The Petition of Right
Sent by the English Parliament to King Charles. Based on no taxation without consent to Parliament, no taxation without cause, no marshal law in peace time, and no courting of soldiers. -
The United States Declaration of Independence
Declared Independence from Great Britain with the help of Thomas Paine's Common Sense and the Continental Congress-with Jefferson as the drafter to state Basic Human Rights, "Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness" , "all men are created equal", and the right of the people to revolt against the government. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citezen
A document of France, stating that all citizens are equal under the law. Meant to help the commoners have natural rights, limit monarch powers, freedom of speech, -
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The first document listing the 30 rights to which everyone is entitled.
