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Period: Feb 4, 1200 to
Constitutional Influences Timeline
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Period: Feb 4, 1215 to Feb 4, 1216
Magna Carta
Nobles rebelled against King John, who was a harsh ruler, they made him sign an agreement that protected he nobles privileges.
it granted equal treatment under the law.Magna Carta1215 -
Feb 5, 1215
Magna Carta
Nobles rebelled against King John, who was a harsh ruler, they made him sign an agreement that protected he nobles privileges.
it granted equal treatment under the law. -
Mayflower Compact
Group of colonist from England known as pilgrim wrote a plan for government, they realized if they were gonna survive the newland they would need new laws. -
Baron de Montesquieu
A French writer who devoloped the seperation of powers. so that no one gets more power over everyone. -
Fundamental Orders of Connecicut
Assembly of elected repersenatives and popular election of a governor and judges. -
Glorious Revolution
Made parliament more powerful then the Monarch. -
English Bill of Rights
guaanteed free elections to parliament, the right to a fair trial, and the elimination of cruel and unusual punishments. -
John Locke
He claimed that people were born equal, free, and independent. -
Jean-Jaques Rousseau
He made the Social Contract.