1. Magna Carta-The Great Charter (1297)
1st document to limit power of English King / Queen
-king/ queen could not raise taxes without consent
-people had the right to own property
-trial by jury

2. The Glorious Revolution: >Habeas Corpus
English Bill of Rights (1668)
>Habeas Corpus
>Parliamentary Consent for Taxation
James II forced out (Catholic)
William III of Orange and Mary
crowned (Protestant)

3. Colonial Legislatures Opposed to Governors Appointed by the King

4. Right to Vote “I own land and I’m over 21” (notice he’s a white male)
50-75% of the white males in
the colonies could vote

5. Freedom of the Press John Peter Zenger criticized Royal Governor
Cosby in the New York Weekly Journal.
Found innocent of Libel because it was true!

6. Regulating Trade The Navigation Acts
>Colonial trade to Europe had to go through England
>Ships had to built by England or British subjects
>Tobacco and sugar could only be sold to England