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Period: Jan 1, 1200 to
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Jun 15, 1215
magna carta
document signed by king james by the noles.
i granted the nobles more privledges and had certin rghts for landowners. -
the Mayflower cmpact
on the mayflower the guys on the ship decided they needed rules to govern themsleves. so they made a document with a wriiten plan for a government. itwas signed by 41 men. -
the fundamental orders of connecticut
this was America's first constitution. it statte that it would have an assembly of elected representatives and would have elcetions of a govener and judge -
the glorius revolution
it is when the parliament removed king Jmaes II and replaced him with his daughter and her husband in a peaceful manner.this event showed that no one was more powerful than the parliment -
the engish bill of rights
it was to held free elections. it restricted the power of the monarchs even more. it gave the right for a free trial to people and it eliminated cruel and unusual punishments. -
John Locke and natural rights
an english writer that argued that people were born free -
baron de montsquieu
a french writer that came up with the separation of powers that was that no branch of the government would not get more power than the others.
