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Ancient Greece (5th Century BC)
A form of greek used during the periods of time spanning the 9th-6th century BC. The 5th-4th century BC and the 3rd century BC-6th century AD in ancient greece and the ancient world. -
Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Latin for great charter, it is a Angevin character issued in Latin. It was sealed under oath by King John at Runnymede, on the bank of the River Thames near Windsor, England. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was signed on November 11th 1620. -
English Bill of Rights
an English statute of 1689 confirming, with minor changes, the Declaration of Rights, declaring the rights and liberties of the subjects and settling the succession in William the 3rd and Mary the 2nd. -
John Locke Two Treatises on Government, 1689
The two treaties on government is a work of political philosophy published anonymously in 1689 by John Locke. -
Cesare Beccaria (On Crime and Punishment, 1764)
A treatise written by Cesare Beccaria that condemned torture and the death penalty. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies that met on September 5th to October 26, 1774 in Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that started meeting during the summer of 1775 in Philadelphia & Pennsylvania soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. It was dissolved on March 1st 1781. -
Decleration of independence
The decleration of independence is a very important document that set up the United States as a nation. It was mainly written by Thomas Jefferson. -
Articles of Confederation
The original constitution of the US which was ratified on march 1st 1781. Created in November 15th 1777, then it was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789 -
Treaty of Paris
A peaceful document signed in Paris by representatives of King George III, of Great Britian. Also by representatives of the USA on September 3rd 1783. It ended the American revolutionary war. -
Shay’s Rebellion
An armed uprising that happened in Massachusetts during 1786 & 1787. Shay's Rebellion was believed to fundamentally alter the course of the United State's history. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (The Social Contract, 1692)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an enlightenment philosopher who thought the only good government was the one freely formed by the people. He said that a government is only legitimate when it has the consent of the governed. -
Ancient Rome (509 BC-49 BC)
An itallic civillization that began on the itallian peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. 509 BC was known as the year of the consulship of Brutus & Collatinus.
