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Period: 1500 BCE to 1500 BCE
Moses
Moses calls for the law to apply equality to all people, even kings, and sets forth rules for a fair trial. -
Period: 1215 BCE to 1215 BCE
Magna Carta
In 1215, English nobles were upset with the oppressive policies of King John. His oppressive policies included unfair taxation and cruel treatment of prisoners. -
Period: 600 BCE to 600 BCE
Old Testament
Special kind of agreement between people and god, influenced the formation of colonial governments and contributed to our constitutional structure. -
Period: 100 to 100
New testement
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 Thirteen English Colonies
The Thirteen Colonies, also known as the Thirteen British Colonies or Thirteen American Colonies, were a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America founded in the 17th and 18th centuries. They declared independence in 1776 and formed the United States of America. -
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The Mayflower Compact
The Pilgrims governed themselves by a written contract between themselves. This would be a huge influence on our government and Constitution. -
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The Constitution of Connecticut
The Constitution of Connecticut had a huge influence on the Founders of America. -
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The House of Lords
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 House of Commons
The members of the lower chamber were elected and were often the younger sons of noble families or wealthy commoners. -
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English Bill of Rights
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 Enlightment
An intellectual movement concentrated in France during the 1700s. A group of philosophers including John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and Voltaire, sought to apply the rights of scientific inquiry to study human society. -
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The French and Indian War
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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The Stampt Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 imposed the first direct tax on the colonists required them to pay a tax of legal documents, pamphlets, and even playing cards. -
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The English Common Law
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. -
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The Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists, dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor. In retaliation, the Boston Parliament passed the Coercive Acts or Intolerable Acts and closed Boston Harbor. -
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The First Continental Congress
On September 5, 1774, delegates from every colony except Georgia met in Philadelphia for the Congress. Their purpose was to decide what to do about the relationship with Great Britain -
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The Second Continental Congress
Within three weeks, delegates from all thirteen colonies gathered in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress in May 1775. They immediately assumed powers of a central government. -
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The Declaration of Independence
This is one of most famous documents in world history. No government before in world history had been founded on the principles of human liberty and consent of the governed. -
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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.