The origins of u.s goverment

  • Moses
    1500 BCE

    Moses

    Received the 10 commandments from god including not to kill and not to steal
  • Old Testament
    600 BCE

    Old Testament

    The law of natiure and relationship between god and people and gov and people
  • New Testament
    100

    New Testament

    Continuation of covenant relationship and relationship between government and people
  • Magna carta
    1215

    Magna carta

    A revolutionary document that limited the power of british monsrchs
  • Mayflower compact

    Mayflower compact

    first written agreement between the pilgrims on how they will govern themselves
  • The constitution of Connecticut

    The constitution of Connecticut

    First constitution written in America
  • English bill of rights

    English bill of rights

    The private rights of English citizens The american bill of rights where based off of this
  • The house of lords

    The house of lords

    The upper house of the British parliament this is what the U.S senate is based on
  • The house of commons

    The house of commons

    the lower house of the British parliament this is what the u.s house of representatives are based on
  • The enlightenment

    The enlightenment

    intellectual movement concentrated in France, This movement contributed to the development of rational laws
  • The thirteen colonies

    The thirteen colonies

    the original 13 colonies that broke away from the British empire in 1776
  • The french and indian war

    The french and indian war

    also known as the 7 years war between french and some Indian tribes verses the 13 colonies and great Britain influences the american revolution
  • The stamp act

    The stamp act

    was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp
  • The english common law

    The english common law

    body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals
  • The Boston tea party

    The Boston tea party

    The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    The Second Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies in America which united in the American Revolutionary War.
  • Declaration of independence

    Declaration of independence

    The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress
  • The articles of confederation

    The articles of confederation

    The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. It was approved, after much debate, by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, and sent to the states for ratification.
  • The consitution of the United States

    The consitution of the United States

    The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. The Constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government