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Moses got the Ten Commandments from God including not to kill and steal.
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The Christian laws of nature and the relationship between God and people, government and people
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Continuation of new covenant relationship and relationship between people and government.
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A revolutionary document that limited the power of the British monarch for the first time.
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First written agreement between Pilgrims of how they would live together.
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The first constitution in North America that greatly influence the Founding Fathers to write one just like it.
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The private rights of English citizens that inspired the private rights of American citizens on our Bill of Rights.
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The house of the English parliament that became the model of the U.S. Senate in the American Congress
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The house of the English parliament that became the model of the U.S. House of Representatives in the American Congress
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The great intellectual movement of Europe that deeply influenced the Founding Fathers of America.
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The codified English law that will become the basis for the laws in America.
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The structure of the colonial governors, legislatures and court system will become the foundation of the three branches of government at the state and national levels.
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The American colonists paid for the war through British imposed taxes spurring on the American Revolution.
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Our first written constitution that set up our government as a weak confederacy.
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The second written constitution that set up our country as a strong, federal government.