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democracy |
people choosing their government
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civil rights
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the rights of people
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to achieve democracy & civil rights
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people had to struggle
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many of our democratic rights
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coems from the struggles in english
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year 1215
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document came out called magna carta
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it guaranteed
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english certain rights
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made kings deal
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with parliament to rule lawfully
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parliament was elected
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bythe people
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tudors were, respected
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royal family, (elizabeth) this system
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stuarts were not
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as accepting of these system
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serious problems developed
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between parliaments and monarchs (kings and queens)
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civil war erupted
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in 17th century (1600)
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a king was
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beheaded
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another was
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expelled
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which countrie sfollowed in these footsteps
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canada us france other european countries
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great britain today is
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wales scotland and northern ireland
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english channel divided
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england from eurpoe
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because bg is an island, always been
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great sea travelers
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southern and eastern parts of gb
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are most populated
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1558
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gb defeated spanish
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then they
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ruled the seas
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england began colonizing with
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india south africa
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soon england became
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world power
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