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1500 BCE
Moses
Received the 10 commandments from god including not to kill and not to steal -
600 BCE
Old Testament
The law of natiure and relationship between god and people and gov and people -
100
New Testament
Continuation of covenant relationship and relationship between government and people -
1215
Magna carta
A revolutionary document that limited the power of british monsrchs -
Mayflower compact
first written agreement between the pilgrims on how they will govern themselves -
The constitution of Connecticut
First constitution written in America -
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 upper house of the British parliament this is what the U.S senate is based on -
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
intellectual movement concentrated in France, This movement contributed to the development of rational laws -
The thirteen colonies
the original 13 colonies that broke away from the British empire in 1776 -
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
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
body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals -
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
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States -
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
The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress -
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 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
