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Magna Carta
Government document which limited the power of the king and protected nobility rights and power, it was written by the English Nobility, and the ideas for this were limited government, the rule of law, rights and due process. -
Mayflower Compact
Is an agreement between the individual, which created a government would provide order and protect the rights of the colonist, it was written by the English Pilgrims, and the ideas for this were self-government and rule of law. -
English Bill of Rights
Government document which expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people while further limiting the power of the king, it was written by the English Parliament, and the ideas for this were limited government, rights and due process. -
Cato's Letters
Collection of newspaper articles which was trying to convince the people to support the freedom of expression and to fight against the heavy-handed rule of British Government, it was written by two anonymous English Journalist, and the ideas for this were the rule of law and rights. -
Common Sense
A Pamphlet which convince the American colonist to support becoming independent from England, it was written by Colonial Journalist, and the ideas for this were self-government and right.
