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In the Old Testament, Moses divinely received the Ten Commandments.
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The biblical idea of a covenant, an ancient Jewish term meaning a special kind of agreement between people and God, influenced the formation of colonial governments and contributed to our constitutional structure.
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The New Testament carried on from the Old Testament the biblical idea of a covenant and having moral leadership that influenced the formation of colonial governments and contributed to our constitutional structure.
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n 1215, English nobles were upset with the oppressive policies of King John.
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Each of the thirteen colonies had its own government consisting of three parts:
- A governor (usually appointed by the king)
- A legislative body (elected at least in part)
- A court system
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The Pilgrims governed themselves by a written contract between themselves.
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The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was the first constitution written in America and had a huge influence on the Founders of America.
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Even after the signing of the Magna Carta, power struggles between the monarch and Parliament (England’s law making body) persisted for more than 400 years.
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The members of the upper chamber were the first sons of noble families and later members who inherited their positions.
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The members of the lower chamber were elected and were often the younger sons of noble families or wealthy commoners.
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An intellectual movement concentrated in France during the 1700s.
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A struggle between French and British over lands in what is now western Pennsylvania and Ohio led to the start of the war.
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King George III became the King of England in 1760.
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This was used in the courts of England since the Middle Ages.
Common law and its commentaries is based on custom, usages, and general principles found in court decisions that serve as precedents to be applied to situations not covered by statutory law. -
A group of colonists, dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor.
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On September 5, 1774, delegates from every colony except Georgia met in Philadelphia for the Congress.
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Within three weeks, delegates from all thirteen colonies gathered in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress in May 1775.
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This is one of most famous documents in world history.
It stirred the hearts of American colonists.
No government before in world history had been founded on the principles of human liberty and consent of the governed.
Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration explained the reasons the American colonies were angry and justified about the revolution. -
The plan was called the Articles of Confederation and didn’t go into ineffective immediately because it had to be approved by all thirteen states.
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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
