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Period: Jan 1, 1200 to
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Jan 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Nobles rebelled against King John, Who had treated them harshly. They forced the king to sign an agreement called the Magna Carta (Latin for ''Great Charter'') -
Mayflower Compact
A group of colonists from England known as the pilgrams,arrived in america. They bulit a Settlement called Plymouth hundreds of miles north of Virgina. -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
America first written contitvtion called the assesmbly of elected representatives and the popularelection of governer and judges -
Glorious Revolution
Partliament repowed King JamesII and replaced him with his daughter Mary. Showed that parliament was now strong them the king -
English Bill Of Rights
This documet further resticted the monarch's power. It also guaranteed free elections tp Parliament, the right to a fair trail, and elimination of cruel and unusal punishments. -
John Locke
Argued that people were born free,equal and independent. They also possessed rights called natural rights to like liberty and property that no government could take away. -
Baron de Montesquieu
Developed the idea known as separation of powers. Pluiding the government into branches to that one part. -
Jean-Jaques Rousseau
Wrote the socail corrtruct. Argued people alone had rights.
