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1500 BCE
Moses
Moses calls for all man to be equal under the law of God, even kings. -
600 BCE
The Old Testiment
Influences in modern law trace back to The Old Testament. -
100
The New Testament
Came after The Old Testament -
1215
Magna Carta
Gave rights to settlers signed by King George. Limited a King. -
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The Thirteen English Colonies
The original colonies of the U.S.A. it had a written constitution. -
Mayflower Compact
First governing document by the Plymouth settlers. How they would live together. -
Constitution of Connecticut
First governing document of the United states. -
The English Bill of Rights
Gave basic rights to American settlers also limited the king. -
House of Lords
The U.S. modeled our Senate after the English. -
House of Commons
Is a English form of gov't that we adapted as our own which is also known as the House of Representatives. -
The Enlightenment
Started in France in the 1700's it was established as rational law to curve with human nature and human right. -
The French and Indian War
It was a fight over western Pennsylvania and Ohio. The British troops won. -
The Stamp Act
The king put taxes on a bunch of products and we did not like it. -
English Common law
This English system of law greatly influenced the American Colonies. -
The Boston Tea Party
We dressed up as native Americans and threw 342 chest of tea into Boston Harbor. -
The First Continental Congress
To determine the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain. -
The Second Continental Congress
To create a Navy, Army, and plants to issue money. Also confirmed the final draft of The Declaration of Independence. -
The Declaration of Independence
The principles of human rights, liberty, and the consent of the governed. -
The Article of Confederation
There were eight presidents before Washington. -
The Constitution of the United States
All rights of the people and of the free.