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Montesquieu : Came up with seperation of powers John Locke : Came up with Natural rights,Social contract, and the purpose of government Magna Carta : Gave us the idea of trial by jury, limited government, self government and rule of law English Bill of Rights : Ideas for freedom from taxation without representation, freedom from cruel and unusual punishment, right to bear arms, and many other rights that would eventually be added to the US constitution, Eight amendment, Freedom of speech Mayflower Compact 2 | P a g e : First governing document to establish self government, rule of law, social contract Common Sense : Pamphlet that fanned the flames of the American Revolution. Thomas Paine wrote it to gain support for the colonist separation of Great Britain in 1776 Taxation without representation in parliament The king was a tyrant They did not have the right to a trial by jury King kept armies in towns at times of peace Intolerable acts to punish the colonists for the Boston tea party : The grievances that the colonists had that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence Declaration of Independence : This document states that the role of government is to serve the people and that the government should never take away a citizens natural rights Overthrow the government : What can citizens do if a government violates their natural right