The Magna Carta (Great Charter signed by King John), gave all English Nobles and Freemen, the right to, trial by a jury of their peers, it limited the power of the king, and stated that property could not be seized without permission or payment. We find these rights restated in our U.S. Constitution. Thomas Jefferson carefully avoided placing language in the Declaration of Independence that would offend many European Monarchs, such as the King of France, because he feared that France would join with England and King George III to defeat the colonists’ attempt at independence. The Declaration of Independence contains ideas from the Enlightenment, the idea that leaders who break laws should be replaced, that people have the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, and that there is a social contract between the people and their leaders (there should be trust and the leaders should do what is good for the people). America’s founding fathers, such as Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin, were encouraged to create the Declaration of Independence, sign it, and deliver it to the English government, because of writings by, Thomas Paine, in 1776. The Battle of Saratoga, a great American victory over the English, is considered to be the, “Turning Point”, of the American Revolution. The Americans were not doing well before this battle and they captured many English cannons, guns, and men because of their victory. Haym Solomon, was a Jewish colonist who loaned money to support the new American government. James Armistead, was a black freedman (former slave), who joined the British Army as a spy for the American “Continental Army” during the American Revolution. Due to colonial unrest over the “Proclamation Act of 1763, King George III left his troops in America to control the colonists. The king imposing taxes on the colonist without their consent, placing troops in colonists’ homes ( Quartering Act), and ignoring colonial letters (petitions) of grievances (complaints), made the king look like a tyrant (dictator). The following reasons led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence: 1. Colonial protests against English troops and laws (acts), 2. Taxation without Representation, and 3. English policies towards colonists after the French and Indian War. The Free Enterprise System includes, competition keeping prices low, people buying and selling whatever they want, and people can own their own property (private property). The Magna Carta (Great Charter) limited the power of the English kings.
The Magna Carta (Great Charter signed by King John), gave all English Nobles and Freemen, the right to, trial by a jury of their peers, it limited the power of the king, and stated that property could not be seized without permission or payment. We find these rights restated in our U.S. Constitution. Thomas Jefferson carefully avoided placing language in the Declaration of Independence that would offend many European Monarchs, such as the King of France, because he feared that France would join with England and King George III to defeat the colonists’ attempt at independence. The Declaration of Independence contains ideas from the Enlightenment, the idea that leaders who break laws should be replaced, that people have the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness, and that there is a social contract between the people and their leaders (there should be trust and the leaders should do what is good for the people). America’s founding fathers, such as Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin, were encouraged to create the Declaration of Independence, sign it, and deliver it to the English government, because of writings by, Thomas Paine, in 1776. The Battle of Saratoga, a great American victory over the English, is considered to be the, “Turning Point”, of the American Revolution. The Americans were not doing well before this battle and they captured many English cannons, guns, and men because of their victory. Haym Solomon, was a Jewish colonist who loaned money to support the new American government. James Armistead, was a black freedman (former slave), who joined the British Army as a spy for the American “Continental Army” during the American Revolution. Due to colonial unrest over the “Proclamation Act of 1763, King George III left his troops in America to control the colonists. The king imposing taxes on the colonist without their consent, placing troops in colonists’ homes ( Quartering Act), and ignoring colonial letters (petitions) of grievances (complaints), made the king look like a tyrant (dictator). The following reasons led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence: 1. Colonial protests against English troops and laws (acts), 2. Taxation without Representation, and 3. English policies towards colonists after the French and Indian War. The Free Enterprise System includes, competition keeping prices low, people buying and selling whatever they want, and people can own their own property (private property). The Magna Carta (Great Charter) limited the power of the English kings.