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Monarchs rules but noble families gain power via land in exchange for loyalty, tax money and, military support.
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.Limited the power of a monarch.
.Everyone would get equal treatment under law.
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Group that represents the common people.
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The first assembly/legislature for the english colonies.
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Established a direct democracy.
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This was the first written constitiution in America. Assembled reps to make the law and had the popular election of judges and government.
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Established basics of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights.
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Parliament revokes King James the 3 and replaces him with her daughter Mary and husband William.
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Restricted monarch's power and garenteed free elections to Parlament. Had a right for a fair trial and eliminated cruel and unusual punishments.
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Accepted the common law, made sure no ruler was to powerfull, believed people should have basic rights and to be protected and that the common people should have a voice in the gov.
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Believed people are born equally and in depedance. He also believed people are born with natural right to live and liberty that the gov can't take away.
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Divided the branches of the gov into different parts so no one could get to powerful.
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Wrote the social contract and say how the people should have the right to determin how the should be governed.
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British could ship tea tax free making it cheaper than colonial tea.
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When colonials dressed up as Indians and dumped tea into the water.
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First contental congress and wrote to King George "we demand you to restor our rights".
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The battle of Lexington and Concord it was the 1st battle of the revolution
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British soldiers fired at colonials throwing snow at them.
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The Decralation of Independace is written.