colonial influences

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    Magna carta

    Magna carta
    the magna carta was a goverment document that limited the power of the kind of england and protect
  • mayflower compact

    mayflower compact
    the mayflower impact was on agreement among individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonist.
    self government
    rule of law
  • English bill of rights

    English bill of rights
    free elections to parliament the rights to bear arms, to petition the government and to a fair frail no excessive bail or fines a cruel and usual punishment.
  • Cato's letters

    Cato's letters
    were made up of a collection of newspaper articles published articles published to convince people to support the freedom of expression and to fight against the against the heavy handed rule of the British
  • Common sense

    Common sense
    was a pamphlet written to convince the american colonists to support becoming independent from England it was written by a colonial journalists and circulated in 1776