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Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Jan 1, 1200
Marchers being over powered be nobles.
Marchers ruled but noble families gain power by land in exchange for loyalty, tax money, military support. -
Period: Jan 1, 1215 to Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
Limited power of monarchs- no one can be above the law
Trail by ones peers.
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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Jan 1, 1300
Parliament
1300s next king developes a group that represents common people called parliament -
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House of Burgesses
1st represantitive assembly/legislature in England colonizes. -
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May Flower Compact
Established Direct Democracy -
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John Locke
English writer who believes that people are born free and equal and independent
Born with natural rights to life,liberty,property that no government could take away there freedom
Government most contain social contract
People give up part of there freedom in exchange for protection of the natural rights. -
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The Fundamental Order of Connecticut
First written constitution in America
Assembly of selected reps. from each town to make laws
Popular elections of the governer and judges. -
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Mass. Body of liberty
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Pennsylvania of government and Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges
These are all together -
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Glorious revolution
Parliament removes king James the 3rd and replaced him with his daughter Mary and husband William
From this time on no ruler would have more power than parliament -
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Baron de Montesquien
Divided branches of government into different parts to balance each other out so no one can become to strong. -
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English Bill of Rights
Further restricted monarchs power
Guaranteed free elections to parliament
Right to a fair trail
Eliminated cruel and unusual punishment. -
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Jean Jacques Rousseau
Wrote the social contract
People alone have the right to determine how they should be governed. -
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Mid 1700 s
Colonists are not feeling that they have rights of Native England people because of the taxes + limitations placed. They had been self-sufficient, representative government for 100 + years. -
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Albany- plan of union
First discussion of colonies for union against the British government. -
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Proclamation of 1763
Can't live on land west of the apilation mountains. -
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The Stamp Act and Quarting Act
Tax on all paper goods.
Colonists must provide barracks and supplie the British troops. -
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Stamp Act ( blow up in there faces)
1766
Stamp act repealed, established Declaratory Act- Parliment has the right to tax and make decisions for American colonists in all cases. -
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Townsennd Act
Allowed British government costume officers to enter anywhere.
Suspected of smuggling ( because many colonists where doing this because of taxes and boycotting. -
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Boston Massacre
5 man died. They over reacted from that. -
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Tea Act and Boston tea party
British could ship tea to the colonists without a tax. Making it cheaper to buy. -
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Phillidalphia
This state was the first continental congress
They wrote to king George the 3rd saying
We demand you restore the rights as British citizens. -
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
1st battle of the American revolution -
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2nd Continental Congress
2nd Continental Congress -
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"Common sesense"
Thomas Paine writes a pan flit called common sense comit treason from England this document helps people to rebelle. Moved many insiders colonists for the belief that independence was the only course of action. -
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Deceleration of independence
It lists
Lists of completeions against the king
Beliefs about independent rights
Pulled from ideas of Locke and Montesquie