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1500 BCE
Moses
Ten Commandments -
1215 BCE
The Magna Carta
1215 English nobles were upset with the oppressive policies of King John. They made him sign a document called ¨The Magna Carta¨ -
600 BCE
Old Testament
special kind of agreement between people and God, influenced the formation of colonial governments and contributed to our constitutional structure. -
100 BCE
New Testament
the second part of the Christian Bible, written originally in Greek and recording the life and teachings of Jesus and his earliest followers. It includes the four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, twenty-one epistles by St. Paul and others, and the book of Revelation -
The Mayflower Compact
The Pilgrims governed themselves by a written contract between themselves.
This would be a huge influence on our government and Constitution. -
The Constitution of Connecticut
This had a huge influence on the founders of America -
The House of Lords
The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK Parliament. It is independent from and complements the work of, the elected House of Commons. The Lords shares the task of making and shaping laws and checking and challenging the work of the government. -
The House of Commons
The members of the lower chamber were elected and were often the younger sons of noble families or wealthy commoners. The US House of Representatives is the lower chamber in the American Congress. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is an act that the Parliament of England passed. It creates seperation of powers and authority and limits the powers of the king and queen. -
The Enlightment
a philosophical movement of the 18th century, characterized by belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine. -
The French and Indian War
A struggle between French and British over lands in what is now western Pennsylvania and Ohio led to the start of the war. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
The English Common Law
This was used in the courts of England since the Middle Ages.
Common law and its commentaries is based on custom, usages, and general principles found in court decisions that serve as precedents to be applied to situations not covered by statutory law. -
The Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists, dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor. -
The First Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies who met from September 5 to October 26, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. -
The Second Continental Congress
a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia. -
The Thirteen English Colonies
The thirteen British colonies in North America that joined together to form the original states of the United States, including New Hampshire, Massachusetts etc... -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is defined as the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. -
The Articles of Confederation
the first constitution of the United States
The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments.
