First Time Line

By Bbbbbbrrrrraulio
  • 1215

    Magna Carta

    Limited the kings power

  • Habeas Corpus Act

    Limits arbitrary actions by the law, no one should be in prisoned without facing a judge.

  • Bill of Rights

    Britain, Prince William the third and Princess Mary the second: Gave rights to the people in the parlament and government decisions. Only gave rights to nobles and wealthy people.

  • US declaration of Inddependence

    America wanted to get independent from Britain, drafted by Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the First Continental Congress. Only helped white men.

  • Declaration of rights of men and citizens

    French Revolution, France: Created to give men privileges and protection from the monarchy, drafted by General Lafayette and the National Assembly.

  • US Slavery Abolition

    Freed all salves beacuse of the emancipation proclamation drafted by Lincoln and the union during the US Civil War, which finished in 1865
  • Period: to

    WW2: Holocaust

    Happened in Germany, Adolf Hitler, 6 million Jews were killed, biggest genocide in time.

  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    Drafted by the United Nations´s General Assembly, all humans are born free and equal, Eleanor Roosevelt, it applied to every race, sex and religion. 30 rights.