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Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the right of the nobility. It was written by the English nobility in 1215
*English Nobility
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Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was an agreement among individuals that created a government that would provide order and protects the rights of the colonist. It was written by a group of English Pilgrims as they traveled to Massachusetts in 1620.
*English Pilgrims
-Self Government
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English Bill of Rights
The English Bill 0f Rights was a government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king. It was written by the members of the English Parliament in 1689.
*English Parliament
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Cato's Letter
Cato's Letter were made up of a collection of newspaper articles published to convince people to support the freedom of expression and to fight against the heavy-handed rule of the British government. They were written by two anonymous English journalists in the 1720s.
*English journalists
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Common Sense
Common Sense was a parliament was a pamphlet written to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England. It was written by a colonial journalist and circulated in 1776.
*Colonial Journalist
* This was for self-government and their rights.
