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Period: Sep 20, 1200 to
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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Nobles rebelled against King John, who treated everyone harshly. The nobles forced the King to sign an agreement called the Magna Carta. -
Mayflower Compact
The Plymouth colonists made rules to govern themselves if they were to survive in a newland. Forty-one of the men abroad signed the Mayflower Compact. -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Developed America's first written constitution- the Fundamental Order of Connecticut. -
Glorious Revolution
Transfer of power. This revolution changed goverment in England. -
English Bill of Rights
To clarify the relationship, the Parliment drew up the English Bill of Rights. -
John Locke
Locke argued that people were born free, equal, and independent. -
Baron de Montesquieu
Developed the idea about dividing the branches of goverment into different parts to balance each other so that no one part can become too strong or threaten individual rights. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Wrote in The Social Contract. He wrote that "man is born free, yet everywhere he is fournd in chains."
