Origins U.S. Constitution

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  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    the Magna Carta was effectively the first written constitution in European history.In 1776, rebellious American colonists looked to the Magna Carta as a model for their demands of liberty from the English crown. Its legacy is especially evident in the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution, and nowhere more so than in the Fifth Amendment.

  • mayflower compact

    The first legislature of the america.

  • petition of right

    The petition of rights influenced to give the people of a say and more rights
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    john locke

    famous philosopher, known as the father of capitalism.

  • english bill of rights

    served as a precursor to our own bill of rights.
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    Montesquieu

    French political philosopher, Author

  • virginia declaration of rights

    written by George Mason for the state constitution of Virginia, influenced Thomas Jefferson's declaration of independence

  • Articles of confederation of 1781

    America's first constitution, led to the constitutional convention in 1787 which led to the constitution we have today.