Jason Padillla/ Vincent Jaramillo what led up to the making of the Declaration of Independence
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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta Signed
The Magna Carta was a document signed by the current king at the time, King John which limited the power of the monarchy because he was taxing the nobles and they rebeled. This gave way to the very thought of limited monarchy which one of the complaints in the Declaration -
Period: Jun 15, 1215 to
Events Leading to the Signing of the Declaration of Independence
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signing of MayFlower Compact
The MayFlower Compact was a compacct signed by 41 english colonist that agreed to a set of rules that should be followed in the New World. This was where the basis of the entire constitution started with people making their own rules by whatever they think is right -
The Enlightenment
A time where people explained things with reason and gathered and taverns and tried to make sense in it. During this time many great ideas rose which gave the Constitution all the more reason for exsisting -
John Locke Born
John Locke was a Philosipher along with Baron de Montesquieu he is most famous for his theory on unalieable rights. His ideas were also used for the ideals in the Decleration -
Baron de Motesquie born
Baron de Montesquie was a philosiphe in the Enlightenment who wrote a book based on it. His ideas including the seperations of power which we had as one of our ideals for a more perfect country. -
Unfair Laws Made
After a long war the british needed money and the easiest way seemed to come from the American colonies so they made unjust laws taxing the colonist for stamps,finished products, or letting British soilders stay in their homes. This aggravated the colonist pushing them to declare independence. -
Boston Masacre
During a trifle with the colonist and the "red coats" , the red coats opened fire on the colonist killing 5 and injuring 6. This sent shock waves through the states and agravating them to start planning a revolution and the making of the Declaration. -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a sort of newspaper that explained why we should declare independence and it imediately became a sucess and George Washington himself spoke it as a speech before he went to battle. It managed to motovate and inspire the colonist to try revolting and making the Declaration -
Declaration of Independence Signed
The Declaration of Independence is finally signed by our founding fathers.
