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Moses got the Ten Commandments from god including not to kill and steal.
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The Christian laws of nature and the relationship between god and people, government and people.
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Continuation of the new covenant relationship between people and government.
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A document was forcefully signed by King John, recognizing their rights.
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The Pilgrims governed themselves by a written contract between themselves.
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The Constitution of Connecticut had a huge influence on the Founders of America.
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In 1689, Parliament passed the English Bill of Rights that put clear limits on the monarchy.
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The members of the upper chamber were the first sons of noble families and later members who inherited their positions.
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The members of the lower chamber were elected and were often the younger sons of noble families or wealthy commoners.
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An intellectual movement concentrated in France, sought to apply the rights of scientific inquiry to study human society.
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Custom, usages, and general principles found in court decisions that serve as precedents to be applied to situations not covered by statutory law.
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Colonial institutions exercise some local authority, colonial governments established practices that later became a key part of the nations system of government.
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A war between the French and British over lands in what is now western Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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Imposed the first direct tax on the colonists requiring them to pay a tax of legal documents, pamphlets and even playing cards.
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A group of colonists, dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped 342 chests of British tea into Boston Harbor.
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A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies, deciding what to do about the relationship with Great Britain.
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Delegates from all thirteen colonies gathered, immediately assuming powers of a central government.
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A formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.
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The plan was called the Articles of Confederation and didn’t go into ineffective immediately because it had to be approved by all thirteen states. By March 1781, all thirteen states had ratified, or approved the Articles.
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The Constitutional Convention began the daunting task of crafting a new system of government.
