From: Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework - Pre-Publication Edition - Approved by Board of Education, October 22, 2002 (copy editing in progress)
Massachusetts Department of Education
Magna Carta (1215)
Magna Carta (1215)
Mayflower Compact (1620)*
Mayflower Compact (1620)*
Massachusetts Body of Liberties (1641)
Massachusetts Body of Liberties (1641)
English Bill of Rights (1689) (An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown
English Bill of Rights (1689)
John Locke's Treatises of Civil Government (1690)
The Second Treatise of Civil Government 1690 - John Locke
The Suffolk Resolves (1774)
The Suffolk Resolves (1774)
Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776) Virginia Convention of Delegates Adopted unanimously June 12, 1776
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Independence (1776)*
Declaration of Independence (1776)*
