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Jan 1, 1100
Monarch's ruled 1100-1200
Monarchs rules but noble families gain power via land in exchange for loyalty, tax money and, military support. -
Jan 1, 1215
1215 Mana Carat
.Limited the power of a monarch.
.Everyone would get equal treatment under law.
.Trials would be judged by pears. -
Jan 1, 1300
Parlament developed
Group that represents the common people. -
House of Burgesses
The first assembly/legislature for the english colonies. -
Mayflower Compact
Established a direct democracy. -
Fudelmemt Order of Conneticuit
This was the first written constitiution in America. Assembled reps to make the law and had the popular election of judges and government. -
Massachusetts Body of Liberties
Established basics of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. -
Glorious Revolution
Parliament revokes King James the 3 and replaces him with her daughter Mary and husband William. -
English bill of rights
Restricted monarch's power and garenteed free elections to Parlament. Had a right for a fair trial and eliminated cruel and unusual punishments. -
The enlightenment
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. -
John Loke
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. -
Baron De Montisqueu
Divided the branches of the gov into different parts so no one could get to powerful. -
Jean Rousseau
Wrote the social contract and say how the people should have the right to determin how the should be governed. -
Tea act
British could ship tea tax free making it cheaper than colonial tea. -
Boston tea party
When colonials dressed up as Indians and dumped tea into the water. -
Philadelphia
First contental congress and wrote to King George "we demand you to restor our rights". -
The 1st battle
The battle of Lexington and Concord it was the 1st battle of the revolution -
The Boston Masacure
British soldiers fired at colonials throwing snow at them. -
The Decralation
The Decralation of Independace is written.