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Creating AmericaInfluential DocumentsCreating America
Influential Documents
Magna CartaMagna Carta
1215, England King John is facing an insurrection
from his noble class They want guaranteed rights The Compromise- a binding
document describing rights King John and his "heirs, for ever"
grant "to all freemen of our kingdom" the rights and liberties the great charter described
First form of Representative Government in England
1215, England King John is facing an insurrection
from his noble class They want guaranteed rights The Compromise- a binding
document describing rights King John and his "heirs, for ever"
grant "to all freemen of our kingdom" the rights and liberties the great charter described
First form of Representative Government in England
Magna CartaMagna Carta
Influence on Constitution US Bill of Rights - No person shall...be
deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law
Magna Carta - No freeman shall be taken, imprisoned,...or in any other way destroyed...except by the lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to none will we deny or delay, right or justice.
Influence on Constitution US Bill of Rights - No person shall...be
deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law
Magna Carta - No freeman shall be taken, imprisoned,...or in any other way destroyed...except by the lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to none will we deny or delay, right or justice.
Mayflower CompactMayflower Compact
1620, Provincetown Harbor Created aboard the Mayflower to establish
a “government” before the Pilgrims went on shore
Meant to establish peace and teamwork Can be seen as first American
Constitution
1620, Provincetown Harbor Created aboard the Mayflower to establish
a “government” before the Pilgrims went on shore
Meant to establish peace and teamwork Can be seen as first American
Constitution
Mayflower CompactMayflower Compact
Mayflower Compact- Having undertaken… a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually… covenant and combine our selves together into a civil body politic… to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices… for the general good of the Colony
Constitution- We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America
Mayflower Compact- Having undertaken… a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually… covenant and combine our selves together into a civil body politic… to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions and offices… for the general good of the Colony
Constitution- We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America
Colonial ChartersColonial Charters
Late 1500- 1600, The New World Charters were a contract between the
English king and the American colonies
Guaranteed their rights and freedoms as citizens of England living in the New World
Outlined what they could and could not do
Late 1500- 1600, The New World Charters were a contract between the
English king and the American colonies
Guaranteed their rights and freedoms as citizens of England living in the New World
Outlined what they could and could not do
Colonial ChartersColonial Charters
Connecticut Charter 1662- We do for Us, Our Heirs and Successors… declare [that we] shall have and enjoy all Liberties and Immunities of free natural Subjects within any the Dominions of US… as if the they and every of them were born within the realm of England
Declaration of Independence - For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments
Connecticut Charter 1662- We do for Us, Our Heirs and Successors… declare [that we] shall have and enjoy all Liberties and Immunities of free natural Subjects within any the Dominions of US… as if the they and every of them were born within the realm of England
Declaration of Independence - For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments
Virginia House of BurgessesVirginia House of Burgesses
Jamestown, 1619 Created for the first colonial
settlers to promote self government
Elected representatives met once a year to decide on laws and raise taxes
Jamestown, 1619 Created for the first colonial
settlers to promote self government
Elected representatives met once a year to decide on laws and raise taxes
Virginia House of BurgessesVirginia House of Burgesses
House of Burgess provided for elected officials to meet and discuss colonial issues
Constitution – All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the Untied States
House of Burgess provided for elected officials to meet and discuss colonial issues
Constitution – All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the Untied States
John LockeJohn Locke
1690, England An “enlightened” Englishman who wrote
the very influential work “Two Treatises on Government”
Argues for natural rights (guaranteed rights from birth)
Argues against divine right (monarchs get their authority to rule directly from God)
1690, England An “enlightened” Englishman who wrote
the very influential work “Two Treatises on Government”
Argues for natural rights (guaranteed rights from birth)
Argues against divine right (monarchs get their authority to rule directly from God)
John LockeJohn Locke
Second Treatise- (Equality is ...) That equal right which every man hath, to his natural freedom, without being subjected to the will or authority of any other man
Declaration of Independence- We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Second Treatise- (Equality is ...) That equal right which every man hath, to his natural freedom, without being subjected to the will or authority of any other man
Declaration of Independence- We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Thomas PaineThomas Paine
1776, Philadelphia Hobbes, an American, publishes a
pamphlet called Common Sense where he insults King George and calls for American independence
His thoughts spread like wildfire; 500,000 copies were sold in 6 months
1776, Philadelphia Hobbes, an American, publishes a
pamphlet called Common Sense where he insults King George and calls for American independence
His thoughts spread like wildfire; 500,000 copies were sold in 6 months
Thomas PaineThomas Paine
Common Sense - Every thing that is right or natural pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, ‘TIS TIME TO PART.
Declaration of Independence- That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it
Common Sense - Every thing that is right or natural pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, ‘TIS TIME TO PART.
Declaration of Independence- That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it