Parliament chose to use this transition as an opportunity to write up the English Bill of Rights, which would later become an important aspect of the American colonies. Similar to the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights set clear boundaries on what a ruler could and could not do. ... Like the English Bill of Rights and the Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence began with a statement of purpose and basic human rights. The difference between this document and the other two documents was that the Declaration of Independence stated specific complaints against King George III and wher...

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The British goal was to raise about 100,000 dollars in the colonies. ... All the colonies, except Georgia, agreed to resist all tax laws. ... The last factor of the revolution was the legacy of colonial religions and political ideas. Tufto 4 Without the legacy of religions and political ideas in the colonies, the spirit of revolution would never have had the potential to exist in America. ... John Locke, an English Enlightenment philosopher, argued that humans had "natural rights" to life, liberty, and property. ...

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Introduction: This paper is going to present the evolution of Individual rights and liberties in England and in the Colonies and States of the Confederation from the years 1215-1925. ... The English Barons grew tired of it and forced King John to sign what would be called the Magna Carta in 1215. ... During the 400 hundred years since King John signed the document, Parliament, the English legislature, gradually grew in influence. ... Several English citizens left their homeland to form new colonies such as Rohde Island and Massachusetts and recognize freedom of conscience; it wasn't ...

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