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Monarchs rules nut noble families gained power via land in exchange for loyalty, tax money and Military support
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Nobles force King John who was treating the harshly, to sign a document
Limited power of monarch NO ONE could be above the law
Very one would get equal treatment under the law
Trial by ones peers -
next king develops a group that represents common people- Parliament
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- accept common law
- no ruler is above the law
- should have basic rights protected
- should have a voice in government
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- 1st representative assembly/ legislature in English Colonies
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established direct democracy
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English writer
People are born free, equal and independent
Born with natural rights to life, liberty, and property that no goverment could take away
Goverment must maintain social contract
People give up part of their freedom in exchange for protection of Natural Rights -
- 1st written constitution in America
- assembly of elected reps from each town to make laws
- popular election for governor and judges
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- established basis of US constitution and Bill of Rights
- Colonists believed egalitarianism- equality Part of this was the belief that colonists had all traditional rights of the native English people
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Parliament removes King James the III and replace him with his daughter Mary and her husband William
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Further restricted monarchs power, Guaranteed free elections to Parliament, Rights to fair trail, eliminated cruel and unusual punishments
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- divides branches of government into different parts to balance each other out so no one can become too strong
- these 2 men's ideas are cornerstones of Declaration of Independence and Constitution
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Wrote social contract
People have the right to determine how they should be governed -
Each colony has a governor elected by the colonists or appointed by the king
Each had a legislature with representatives elected by free adult males -
They had been self-sufficient, representative gov't for 100+ years
Not turning back or stopping now- we'll have to fight for independence -
1st discussion of colonies for Union against British government
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can't live on the land west of Appalachian mountains so as not to stir up the native Americans
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Tax on all paper goods
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Colonists nust provide barracks aand supplies to British troops
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Parliament has the right + make decisions for American Colonies in all cases
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Allowed British Government customs officers to enter anywhere suspected of smuggling ( because many colonists were doing this because of taxes and boy cotting
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British could ship tea to the colonies without a tax making it cheaper to buy then colonial tea
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write to King George III - we demand you to restore our rights as British citizens
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1st battle of American Revolution
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published- moved many undecided colonists toward the belief that independence was the only corse of action
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published- moved many undecided colonists toward the belief that independence was the only corse of action
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List of complaints against the king
Beliefs about independence rights
Pulled from ideas of Locke and Montesque