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1215
magna carta
In 1215 king john signed the magna carta, which outlined individual rights the king could not violate -
English bill of rights
In 1689 the english bill of right was passed which garunteed free speech and protection from cruel or unusual punishment -
intolerable acts
colonists were forced to quarter their homes, where british troops were allowed to stay where theu wanted -
Declaration of Idenpendence
Likely drawn from Virginia Declaration of Rights and inspired by John Locke
Blamed the King for a variety of issues in the Colonies
Signed by the delegates to the Second Continental Congress on August 2, 1776. -
Articles of Confed
Articles of confederation sucked so they ended up making the constitutuion later on. It sucked because each state had one vote regardless of population, All 13 states had to approve any changes to Articles, No court system, No way to tax and states didn’t contribute enough money