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1215
Magna Carta signed
Signed by King John and made England Rule of Law. It outlined individual laws the king couldn't violate. -
Jamestown House of Burgesses
the first legislative body in the British American colonies to be democratically-elected legislative body in the British American colonies. -
Mayflower compact
Binding the signers to obey its laws and legal system the Mayflower Compact created the government of Plymouth Colony which was the first English colony in the New World. -
King Charles has to sign Petition of Right
Required monarchs to get parliament approval by levying new taxes -
English Bill of Rights passed
It guaranteed free speech and protection from cruel and unusual punishment