1. Creating America Influential Documents

2. Magna 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

3. Magna 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.

4. Mayflower 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

5. Mayflower 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

6. Colonial 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

7. Colonial 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

8. Virginia 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

9. Virginia 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

10. John 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)

11. John 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.

12. Thomas 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

13. Thomas 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