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King John signed Magna Carta, limiting the monarch's power
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John Locke was another prominent Western philosopher who conceptualized rights as natural and inalienable. Like Hobbes, Locke believed in a natural right to life, liberty, and property.
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It occurred as the Thirteen Colonies fought for their independence from Great Britain
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The American Congress issued the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the existence of a new country , the United States of America.
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The National Assembly (similar to House of Commons) passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen,guaranteeing all French citizens their basic freedoms
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The U.S. Bill of Rights was giving civil rights to Americans
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abolished slavery throughout its empire.
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The 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery
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The Fourteenth Amendment addresses many aspects of citizenship and the rights of citizens. The most commonly used -- and frequently litigated -- phrase in the amendment is "equal protection of the laws", which figures prominently in a wide variety of landmark cases.
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The 15th Amendment to the Constitution granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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A new international organization was formed :the United Nations
