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1500 BCE
Moses
Divinely received the Ten Commandments -
600 BCE
Old Testament
Agreement between people and God -
100
New Testament
New Agreement -
1215
The Magna Carta
Recognizing their Rights -
The Thirteen English Colonies
British believed that all colonists owed allegiance to the monarch. -
The Mayflower Compact
The Pilgrims governed themselves by a written contract. -
The Constitution of Connecticut
Huge influence on Founders of America -
English Bill of Rights
Power Struggles -
House of Lords
Upper chamber U.S.Senate -
House of Commons
Lower chamber U.S. House of Representatives -
The Enlightment
Intellectual movement
-John Locke, Baron De Montesquieu and Voltaire -
The French and Indian War
Struggle between French and British -
English Common Laws
Common law and its commentaries is based on custom, usages, and general principles found in court decisions -
The Stamp Act
Mohawk Indians dumped 342 chests of British Tea -
Boston Tea Party
Mohawk Indians dumped 342 chests of British tea -
The First Continental Congress
Every Colony except Georgia met in Philadelphia
April 19, 1775, Clashed with Lexington and Concord -
The Second Continental Congress
All Thirteen Colonies gathered in Philadelphia -
The Declaration Of Independence
One of The Most famous documents in the world of history
July 4,1776 -
The Articles Of Confederation
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. -
The Constitution of The United States
