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Jan 1, 1100
England
Monarchs rules nut noble families gained power via land in exchange for loyalty, tax money and Military support -
Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
Nobles force King John who was treating the harshly, to sign a document
Limited power of monarch NO ONE could be above the law
Very one would get equal treatment under the law
Trial by ones peers -
Jan 1, 1300
Parliment
next king develops a group that represents common people- Parliament -
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English Colonies in America
- accept common law
- no ruler is above the law
- should have basic rights protected
- should have a voice in government
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House of Bugesses
- 1st representative assembly/ legislature in English Colonies
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MAyflower Compact
established direct democracy -
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John Locke
English writer
People are born free, equal and independent
Born with natural rights to life, liberty, and property that no goverment could take away
Goverment must maintain social contract
People give up part of their freedom in exchange for protection of Natural Rights -
Fundamental Order to Connecticut
- 1st written constitution in America
- assembly of elected reps from each town to make laws
- popular election for governor and judges
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Massachusetts Body of Liberties
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1683 Pennsylvania Frame of Government and 1701 PA Charter of Privileges
- established 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 the native English people
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Glorious Revolution
Parliament removes King James the III and replace him with his daughter Mary and her husband William
- from this time on ruler would have more power then Parliament -
English Bill of Rights
Further restricted monarchs power, Guaranteed free elections to Parliament, Rights to fair trail, eliminated cruel and unusual punishments -
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Baron de Montesquieu
- divides branches of government into different parts to balance each other out so no one can become too strong
- these 2 men's ideas are cornerstones of Declaration of Independence and Constitution
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Jean- Jacques Rousseau
Wrote social contract
People have the right to determine how they should be governed -
13 Engish Colonies established
Each colony has a governor elected by the colonists or appointed by the king
Each had a legislature with representatives elected by free adult males -
colonists are not feeling they had the rights of Native English people because of taxes and limitations placed
They had been self-sufficient, representative gov't for 100+ years
Not turning back or stopping now- we'll have to fight for independence -
Albany Plan of UNion
1st discussion of colonies for Union against British government -
Proclomation of 1763
can't live on the land west of Appalachian mountains so as not to stir up the native Americans -
Stamp Act
Tax on all paper goods -
Quartering Act
Colonists nust provide barracks aand supplies to British troops -
Stamp Act repealed, established a Declaratory Act
Parliament has the right + make decisions for American Colonies in all cases -
Townshed acts
Allowed British Government customs officers to enter anywhere suspected of smuggling ( because many colonists were doing this because of taxes and boy cotting -
Boston Massacre
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Tea Act
British could ship tea to the colonies without a tax making it cheaper to buy then colonial tea -
Boston Tea Party
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Boston Tea party
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Philadelphia- First Continental Congress
write to King George III - we demand you to restore our rights as British citizens -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
1st battle of American Revolution -
2nd Continental Congress meets
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Thomas Paine "Common Sense"
published- moved many undecided colonists toward the belief that independence was the only corse of action -
Thomas Paine "Common Sense"
published- moved many undecided colonists toward the belief that independence was the only corse of action -
Declaration of Independence is written
List of complaints against the king
Beliefs about independence rights
Pulled from ideas of Locke and Montesque