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Ancient greece
Ancient Greece was a Greek civilization belonging to the peirod of Greek history. The Ancient Greeks heloed to lay the foundations for art, literature, math, science, architecture, engineering, and welfare for America. -
Period: 500 to
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Jun 15, 1215
Mana Carta
The Magna Carta was a charter forced upon the King of England brought to hime by his subjcts. It limited the Kings power and protected his subjects rights. -
Mayflower Compact
It was the first document that shaped our government that was written and acted on in the territories. It helped with religious freedom. -
Thomas Hobbes (levaiathan, 1651)
Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil—commonly referred to as Leviathan—is a book written by Thomas Hobbes and published in 1651. -
John Locke ( Two Treaties on Government, 1689
Two Treatises of Government is a work of political philosophy published in 1689 by John Locke. -
English Bill of Rights
The English bill of rights comes before there constitution. This act was passed on December 16th, 1689 -
Jean- Jacques Rousseau ( The Social Contract, 1692)
Of The Social Contract, Or Principles of Political Right by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a book in which Rousseau theorized about the best way to establish a political community -
Baron de Montesquieu ( On the Spirit of Laws, 1748)
The Spirit of the Laws is a treatise on political theory first published by Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu in 1748 with the help of Claudine Guérin de Tencin. -
Voltaire (Treatise on Tolerance, 1763)
The Treatise on Tolerance is a work by French philosopher Voltaire published in 1763. In the Treatise on Tolerance Voltaire calls for tolerance between religions -
Cesare Beccaria (On Crime and punishment, 1764)
A in depth treatise expanding on the important topic of crime and punishment. Written 1764 -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental was much like the first. Each of the 13 colonies sent one delegat to Philidelpphia after the warefare in the Revolutionary war began. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is the document stating that the United States are independent. We celebrate this on July 4th every year since it was officially finished on July 4th, 1776. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress met in Carpenters hall in Philidelphia from September 5th to October 26th, 1776. A delegat from each of the 13 colonies (except Georgia) was invited. They talked about how the would get the king to not give taxes. -
Articles of Confederation
The articles of Confederation was the very first constitution of the United states after they became Independant. It was Created on November 15th 1777 and ratified on March 1st, 1781 -
Treaty of Paris
Signed by representatives of King George II and reresentatives of the United States on September 3rd, 1783 to end the Revolutuionary war. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shay led a rebellion of farmers becasue they were mad becasue they were in debt -
Philadelphia Covention (Constutional Convention)
This took place in Philidelpia in 1787. Each state appointed delegates to attend a meeting in Philadelphia to develop a more effective and unified constitution. In total, 55 delegates from 12 states. -
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was and Italic civilization that began on the Italian penninsula. The Romans created a republic government which is what we based our government off of.
