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Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
Common Law
Traditional law of an area or region; also known as case law. The law created by judges when deciding individual disputes or cases. The body of law which includes both the unwritten law of England and the statutes passed before the settlement of the United States. -
Jan 1, 1295
Magna Carta Signed
The Magna Carta made a huge impact because with out it most americans would not have the rights we have now like liberty.this influenced American life by not letting a freeman be taken or improsened without the right of the law. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Seperation of Powers
The Constitution contains no proof that the powers of the three branches of the federal government shall be separated. James Madison, in his original draft of what would become the Bill of Rights, included a proposed amendment that would make the separation of powers explicit, but his proposal was rejected, largely because his fellow members of Congress thought the separation of powers principle to be made in the structure of government under the Constitution. -
Period: Jan 1, 1570 to
Iroquois Confederation
The Iroquois Confederacy was a great impact on american history because this system joined the 5 nations in a symbolic longhouse. The five nations were divided into two groups the elders and the younger, all decisions had to be anonimous. -
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Colonial Legislatures
The American colonies existed independent of Great Britain in many ways. The colonial legislatures had a great deal of power including the ability to muster troops, levy taxes and pass laws. They became accustomed to these perogatives and were unwilling to relinquish these rights when Great Britain decided to return to the scene. -
Mayflower Compact Signed
This was the first democratic document written in America, declaring the pilgrims to be their own democratic wealth. This document was written by William Bradford. An agreement to form a government and to submit to the will of the majority under the regulations was agreed upon by the inhabitants of the new world. -
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New England Confederation Apporoved
As a result of the Pequot War of 1637, New England settlements were receptive to plans for strengthening colonial defenses against the threat of Indian attacks. Leaders in Hartford advanced the idea of forming a defensive alliance among like-minded settlements in the area — a proposal that pointedly excluded the Anglican residents in Maine and the free-thinkers of Rhode Island -
Thomas Hobbies
He was the most complete materialist of the 17th century, he believed in the ruling of one king and thought that a nation needed nictatorship to succeed. -
English Bill of Rights Established
This was very important to history because King James II was in power and he was trying get people to represent them. He let those people inforce the laws he made in society. -
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Two Treasuries of Government
John Locke was a philosopher who believed in a liberal democracy, he influenced both english and french. He impowered the theory that all people are born equal and education can free people. -
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Enlightenment
The term did not then have the anti-religious associations it has in contemporary political debate. Almost all of them were practicing Catholics. They argued that the proper worship of God involved admiration of his creation, and in particular of that crown of creation: humanity. -
On the Spirits of Laws
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Adopted Albany Plan of Union
This popular woodcut was seen often during the later colonial era, and urged teh colonists to overcome their parochial interests and form a strong union. Not until the Revolution, however, did unity outweigh long-standing suspicions. -
The Social Contract
Man was born free, but everywhere he is in chains. This man believes that he is the master of others, and still he is more of a slave than they are. -
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Commentaries on the Laws of England
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First Continental Congress Meets
The first Continental Congress was to ensure the relationship between the Colonists and the British government. Colonists were united in their belief that the British had no right to tax them. They felt the only power the British should be entitled to was some form of regulation of trade. The Continental Congress debated various ideas for a new union with Great Britain, but ultimately concentrated on fighting British actions. -
Second Continental Congress Meets
The Second Continental Congress met because the British government ignored the First Continental Congress, and to discuss governmental duties and to unite the colonies, preparing for war. -
Declaration of Independence Signed
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania State House, it was published in philidelphia. -
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Articles of Confederation
Whereas the Delegates of the United States of America in Congress assembled did on the fifteenth day of November in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy seven, and in the Second Year of the Independence of America, agree to certain articles of Confederation and perpetual Union between the States of New Hampshire, Massachusetts-bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina. -
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Ratification of the Constituion
This was a 4 step change to the constitution it started by (1) submission of the Constitution to the Confederation Congress, (2) transmission of the Constitution by Congress to the state legislatures, (3) election of delegates to conventions in each state to consider the Constitution, and (4) ratification by the conventions of at least nine of the thirteen states. -
Constituional Convection Meets
This was the first meeting in Philidelphia to talk and make adjustments to the constituion.Most of these appearedto be necessary to render the constitution of the Federal Government and requirments of the Union. -
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Bill of Rights
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Written Constitution
A written constitution is a formal document defining the nature of the constitutional settlement, the rules that govern the political system and the rights of citizens and governments in a codified form.