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Jan 1, 1100
England 1100-1200 monarchs king and queen
Monarchs rule but noble families gain power via land in exchange for loyalty,tax money and military support. -
Jan 1, 1215
1215 Magna Carta
Nobles force king John who was treating them harsh,to sigh a document -
Jan 1, 1300
1300
Next king develops a group that represents common people-parliament -
1600-1700
Accept common law
No ruler is above the law
Should have basic nights protected
Should have a voice in government -
1619 house of Burgesses
1st representative assembly/legislature in English colonies -
1620 Mayflower
Established direct democracy -
1620 mayflower compact
Established direct democracy -
1639 fundamental order of Connecticut
1st written constitution in America
assembly of elected reps from each town to make laws
popular election of governor and judges -
1632-1704
John Locke,English writer -
1639 Fundamental order of Connecticut
First written constitution in America
Assembly of elected representatives from each town to make laws
Popular election of govenor and judges -
1641 Massachusetts body of liberties
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1641
Massachusetts Body of Liberties -
1683 Pennsylvania frame of government and 1701 Charter of Privileges
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 -
1683 Pennsylvania Frame of Government and 1701pa charter of Privileges
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. -
1688
The glorious revolution-parliament removes King James -
1689-English bill of rights
Further restricted monarchs power
Guaranted free elections to parliament
Right to a fail trail
Eliminated cruel and unusual punishments -
1689-1755 Baron de Montesquieu
Divide branches of government into different parts to balance each other out so on aim become to strong -
Mid 1700's
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 -
Mid 1700
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 -
Mid 1700
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 -
1712-1778-Jean Jacques Rousseau
Wrote the social contract
People alone have the right to determine how they should be governed -
1754
Albany plan of union -1st discussion of colonies for union against British government -
Proclamation of 1763
Can't live on the land west of Appalachian mountain so as not to stir up the native Americans -
1765 stamp act
Tax on all paper goods -
1765 quartering act
Colonist must provide barracks and supplies to British troops -
1766
Day stamp acts repealed,established Declaratory Act-parliament has the right to tax and make decisions for American colonies in all cases -
1767 Townshend Acts
Allowed British government customs officers to enter anywhere suspected of smuggling(because many colonists were doing this because of taxes and boycotting) -
1770 Boston Massacre
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1773 Tea Act
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1773 Boston Tea Party
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1774 Philadelphia
First continental congress-write to King George 3rd -we demand you restore are rights as british citizens -
1775 Battle of Lexington and concord
1st battle of America Revolution -
1775
2nd Continental Congress meets -
1776
Thomas Paine "common sense published -moved many undecided colonist toward the belief that independence was the only course of action -
1776 Dec of Ind written
-list of complaints against king
-beliefs about ind.rights
-pulled from ideas of lock and Montesquieu