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Moses helped establish a legal system , including the 10 commandments to govern his people.
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The biblical idea of a covenant that influence the founding fathers.
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Apostle Paul wrote the majority of the New Testament .
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It fixed unfair taxation and cruel treatment of prisoners,The Magna Carta was a guarantee of limited government, and protected people from unjust punishment by the government.
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Each of the thirteen colonies had its own government consisting of 3 parts: A governor, a legislative body , and a court system.All colonies owned allegiance to British and Monarch.
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A written contract between only the pilgrims.
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This was the first written constitution in america.
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The House of lords was the upper chamber pf the English parliament.The members were the fist sons of noble families and later members who inherited their positions.
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Was the lower chamber of the English parliament. The younger sons of noble families or wealthy commoners were the members.
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power struggles between the monarch and parliament. English Bill of Rights put limits on the monarchy such as monarchs do not have absolute authority, monarchs must have parliaments consent, and monarchs can not interfere.
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This was an intellectual movement in the 1700s. Two leading philosophers were John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu.
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It is a struggle between French and British over lands .Great Britain won the war .It took 2 months or more to take orders.
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King George became King of England.The act is imposed of levied taxes,on ta, sugar ,glass,paper,and other products.
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The was used in the courts of England since the middle ages.The founding fathers and colonist were highly influenced by the English system of law.
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A group of colonist dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor.
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The purpose was to decide what to do with the relationship with Great Britain.
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All thirteen colonies were represented.John Hancock was chosen as president.army,navy,an plans to issue own money were three things that were organized.The final draft was approved July 4,1776
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This is one of the most famous documents in the world .The main writer of it was Thomas Jefferson.The four parts of this is the preamble,A statement of purpose and basic human rights,A list of specific complaints and grievances,and the conclusion
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John Dickenson led the committee to draft it.They had to make rules about how the government would work before it went into effect.All thirteen states had ratified,or approved the Articles.
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55 Delegates were sent to Philadelphia. George Washington was president over meetings. September 17,2787 was the day in history the constitution of the United States was completed.
