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1215
Magna Carta
-LIMITED king powers
-fair laws and punishments
-due process of laws and fair trails
-property rights
-written in 1215
-wrote by English nobles -
Mayflower Compact
-Agreement between individuals
-Written in 1620
-The Pilgrims wrote the Mayflower Compact
-The men agreed to create a new government and to follow it's rule, and in exchange the Pilgrims would protect each other
-Self government
-Rule of Law
-Due process
-Make sure new government will serve the common good -
English Bill of Rights
-The English Bill of Rights was written in 1689
-The English men wrote the English Bill of Rights
-It is an agreement between individuals
-Expand the rights of the parliament and the people while limiting the powers of the king even more
-Limited Government
-Rights
-Due Process
-Rule of Law -
Common Sense
-Common sense was written in the 1700's
-It is an pamphlet
-The original creators are unknown
-Explains argument for pilgrims in a way they can understand
-Self government
-Rights -
Cato's Letters
-Cato's Letters was written in 1720
-Cato the elder and Cato the younger wrote Cato's Letters
-It is an collection of newspaper articles
-Discussed ideas as freedom and expression
-Rights
-Self Government