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Ancient Rome
was an Italic civilization that began on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC.Roman civilization was a autocratic empire. Rome professionalized and expanded its military and created a system of government called res publica, the inspiration for modern republics such as the United States and France. It achieved impressive technological and architectural feats, such as the construction of an extensive system of aqueducts and roads. -
Nov 13, 1215
magna carta
Magna Carta was the first document imposed upon a King of England by a group of his subjects, the feudal barons, in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their rights.Till this day we know not to let any leader to have as much power and freedom to do whatever he wants. Also to make sure they dont disrespect our land and the people. -
Mayflower compact
The Mayflower Compact is a written agreement composed by a consensus of the new Settlers arriving at New Plymouth in November of 1620. They had traveled across the ocean on the ship Mayflower. It has influenced our government today to have rules for our people and that they still do have rules to follow. -
John Locke "Two Treatiese On Government"
The Second Treatise is Locke’s proposed solution to the political upheaval in England and in other modern countries. This text laid the foundation for modern forms of democracy and for the Constitution of the United States. -
Thomas Hobbes " Leviathan"
The work concerns the structure of society and legitimate government. It is one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory. Which had an influence on the topic of the social contract theory. -
English Bill of Rights
It lays down limits on the powers of the Crown and sets out the rights of Parliament and rules for freedom of speech in Parliament. It is just more rules for people in the government to follow to make our system work the way it does and without them it would be a mess so they have a big influence on our government today. -
Baron De Montesquieu "On the Spirit Of Laws"
is a treatise on political theory .Yet Montesquieu's political treatise had an enormous influence on the work of many others, most notably: Catherine the Great, who produced Nakaz (Instruction); the Founding Fathers of the United States Constitution; and Alexis de Tocqueville, who applied Montesquieu's methods to a study of American society, in Democracy in America. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau " The Social Contract"
Rousseau tals about how modern states suppress the physical freedom that we are suppose to be born with and do nothing to secure the civil freedom for the sake of which we enter into civil society. His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution as well as the overall development of modern political, sociological, and educational thought. -
Voltaire " Treatise On Tolerence"
in the Treatise on Tolerance Voltaire calls for tolerance between religions, and targets religious fanaticism. Has an indictment against superstitions surrounding religions. He just thinks that everyone should have a religion and belive in some kind of god and there should be no discrimination on others for their religion. -
cesare Beccaria
In 1764 Beccaria published a brief but justly celebrated treatise On Crimes and Punishments, which marked the high point of the Milan Enlightenment. In it, Beccaria put forth some of the first modern arguments against the death penalty. His treatise was also the first full work of penology, advocating reform of the criminal law system. His ideas and thougths on the idea were heard and had a influence on the topic back then which help lead us to the discision we have today about the topic. -
First continetial congress
The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, to October 26, 1774. Carpenter's Hall was also the seat of the Pennsylvania Congress It influenced our government by being the first meeting of many more to come.. -
Second continetial congress
The Second Continental Congress convened on May 10, 1775 at Philadelphia’s State House, unanimously passing the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. They changed america but introducing that document and made everyone equal which is one of the biggest accomplishments. -
Declaration of Independence
The document announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent sovereign states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. The document states that all men are created equal and we al have individual rights and we still live by rhose rules today. -
Articals of confederation
The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain. It was one of the first set of rules that the government had to follow by and we still have to follow those rules till this day. -
treaty of paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1783, negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence.Thus treaty gave us a kot if power to the united states and let everyone know we dont give up and that we are a strong country and till this day it is a big win in our books. -
Shays rebellion
was an armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts it was fueled by perceived economic terrorism and growing disaffection with State and Federal governments.often characterized as a revolt of poor, Western Massachusetts farmers embittered by land seizures and bankruptcies, recent research into the lives of Shays Rebellion's participants from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, professions, and locales. -
Philidelphia convention
Delegates from five states called for a meeting to address problems in governing the United States of America. Although the Convention was intended to revise the Articles of Confederation, the intention from the outset of many of its proponents was to create a new government rather than fix the existing one. -
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece was a Greek civilization due to greek history, they were the the beginning of our democracy and how it all started. They influenced our government today because they were the first people to start the government we have today and we look up to them and what they did and acomplished that got us to this point in time.