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477
Ancient Greece
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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
First document imposed upon the King of England by a group of his subjects,also known as barons, in an attempt to limit his powers. -
English Bill Of Rights
Declaring the rights and liberties of the subjects and settling the succession in William III and Mary II. -
Mayflower Compact
First governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the Separatists, sometimes referred to as the "Saints", fleeing from religious persecution by King James of England. -
Thomas Hobbes
Leviathan -
John Locke
Two Treaties on Government -
Voltaire
French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit -
Baron de Montesquieu
(On the Spirit of Laws) -
Cesare Beccaria
Philosopher and politician best known for his treatise On Crimes and Punishments, which condemned torture and the death penalty. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution as well as the overall development of modern political, sociological, and educational thought -
First Contential Congress
A meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, -
Declaration Of Independence
The fundamental document establishing the United States as a nation, adopted on July 4, 1776. The declaration was ordered and approved by the Continental Congress and written mainly by Thomas Jefferson. -
Articles of Cenfederation
the original constitution of the US which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789. -
Treaty Of Paris
Negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence. -
Shay's Rebellion
Armed uprising that took place in Massachusetts during 1786 and 1787, which some historians believe "fundamentally altered the course of United States' history." -
Philadelphia Convention
BC (5th century)
Gathering that drafted the Constitution of the United States in 1787; all states were invited to send delegates. The convention, meeting in Philadelphia, designed a government with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches. -
Ancient Rome
BC-49BC
