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Period: Jan 1, 1200 to
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Jun 15, 1215
magna carta
its known as the great charter it is a document it protects the nobles privileges and authourity or control -
mayflower compact
it was a contract among a group of people they needed a leader -
fundamental orders of connectiut
this is about the pilgrams being persucuted for religous beliefs devolped a writen constitution it has two names assembly of elected represenatives and popular election of a govern and judges -
glorious revolution
this is about our natural rights which just is life liberty and property -
english bill of rights
it was a document futher restricted monarchs power and there were free elections and fair trails and elimination of cruel and unusal punishments -
john locke
he was a english writer that suported the glorius reolution and he argued the people were born free equal and independent -
baron de monteqieu
he was a french writer the devolped the idea about dividing the branches for equal power -
jean-jacques rousseau
he wrote the social contract he said man was born free yet everywhere he is found in chains