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Monarchs rule but noble families gain power via land in exchange for loyalty,tax money and military support.
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Nobles force king John who was treating them harsh,to sigh a document
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Next king develops a group that represents common people-parliament
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Accept common law
No ruler is above the law
Should have basic nights protected
Should have a voice in government -
1st representative assembly/legislature in English colonies
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Established direct democracy
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Established direct democracy
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1st written constitution in America
assembly of elected reps from each town to make laws
popular election of governor and judges -
John Locke,English writer
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First written constitution in America
Assembly of elected representatives from each town to make laws
Popular election of govenor and judges -
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Massachusetts Body of Liberties
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Established basis of US constitution and Bill Of Rights
Colonies believed egalitarianism-equality
Part of this was the belief that colonist has all traditional rights of native English people -
establish basis of US constitution and Bill of rights
colonists believed egalitarianism-equality Part of this was the belief that colonists had all traditional rights of native English people. -
The glorious revolution-parliament removes King James
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Further restricted monarchs power
Guaranted free elections to parliament
Right to a fail trail
Eliminated cruel and unusual punishments -
Divide branches of government into different parts to balance each other out so on aim become to strong
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13english colonies established
-Each colony has a governor elected by the colonist or appointed by the king
-Each hade a legislature with representatives elected by free adult makes -
13 English colonies established
Each colony has a governor elected by the colonists or appointed the king
Each had a legislature with representatives elected by free adult males -
Colonist are not feeling they hade rights of native English people because of taxes and limitations placed
They hade been slef-sufficient,representative government for 100+ years -
Wrote the social contract
People alone have the right to determine how they should be governed -
Albany plan of union -1st discussion of colonies for union against British government
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Can't live on the land west of Appalachian mountain so as not to stir up the native Americans
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Tax on all paper goods
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Colonist must provide barracks and supplies to British troops
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Day stamp acts repealed,established Declaratory Act-parliament has the right to tax and make decisions for American colonies in all cases
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Allowed British government customs officers to enter anywhere suspected of smuggling(because many colonists were doing this because of taxes and boycotting)
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First continental congress-write to King George 3rd -we demand you restore are rights as british citizens
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1st battle of America Revolution
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2nd Continental Congress meets
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Thomas Paine "common sense published -moved many undecided colonist toward the belief that independence was the only course of action
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-list of complaints against king
-beliefs about ind.rights
-pulled from ideas of lock and Montesquieu