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Jan 1, 1100
English Monarchs 1100-1200
Monarchs rule but Nobel families gained power via land in exchange for loyalty -
Jan 1, 1215
1215 Magna Carta
Nobles force King John, who was treating them horribly, to sign a document
-limited power of monarch - no one could be above the law -
Jan 1, 1300
1300s next king develops a group that represents common people: Parliament
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English Colonies in America (1600s-1700s)
-Accept no common laws
-No ruler is above the law
-should have basic rights protected
-should have a voice in government -
1619 House of Burgesses (VA)
1st representative assembly/legislature in English Colonies -
1620 Mayflower Compact
Established direct democracy -
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John Locke: English Writer (1632-1704)
-people are born free equal & independent
-born with natural rights to life, liberty and property that no gov't could tak away
-gov't must maintain social contract
-people give up part of their freedom in exchange to protection of natural rights -
1639 Fundimental Order of Connecticut
-1st written constitution in America
-assembly of elected reps from each town to make laws
-popular election of governor and judges -
1641 Massachusettes Body of Liberties
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1683 Pennsylvania Prame of Government
Establishes basis of of US Constitutionamd Bill of Rights -
1688 Glorious Revolution
Parliament removes King James III amd replaces him with his daughter Mary and her husband William
- from this time on, no ruler would have more power than Parliament -
1689 English Bill of Rights
-further restricted monarch's power
-guaranteed free elections to Parliament
-right to a fair trial
-eliminated cruel and unusual punishments -
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Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755)
Divide branches of government into different parts to balance eachother out so no one can be too strong -
Mid 1700s
13 English colonies established
-each colony has has a government elected by the colonists or appointed by the king
-each had a legislature with representative elected by free adult males -
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
-wrote The Social Contract
-people alone have the right to determine how they should be governeded -
1754 Albany Plan of Union
1st discussion of colonies for union against Bristish government -
Proclamation of 1763
Can't live on the land west of Appalachian Mts. so as not to stir up the native Americans -
1765 Stamp Act
Tax on all paper goods -
1765 Quartering Act
Colonists must provide barracks and supplies to British troops -
1766 day Stamp Act repealed, established Declatory Act
Parliament has the right to tax and make decisions for American colonies in all cases