Democracy

By rolandorion
  • 800 BCE

    Ancient Greece

    First instance of a democratic government
  • 753 BCE

    Ancient Roman Empire

    Founding of Rome, which in its lifetime used a republic form of government
  • 1215

    Magna Carta

    The Magna Carta was an agreement that placed restrictions on the British monarchy

  • Iroquois

    The Iroquois Confederacy was established in the 1600s

  • Petition of Right

    A document that further restricted the power of the monarchy

  • John Locke

    John Locke proposed and spread many of the ideas that made their way into the mentality that formed the American government, like the idea that people by nature have certain freedoms and rights.

  • Montesquieu

    Montesquieu was also a political philosopher, who proposed the idea that government powers should be separated to keep each other in check.

  • Thomas Paine

    Another political philosopher, who wrote the well-known Common Sense, and encouraged the colonies to claim independence from Britain

  • The Bill of Rights

    The Bill of Rights brought the first ten amendments to the Constitutions, declarations of certain rights of the people that could not be infringed by their government.