General Democracy by https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e en-us 2022-09-12 02:33:35 UTC 2025-11-02 08:50:47 UTC hello@padlet.com 5th Century B.C.E 20252320 https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2291644547 The first known democracy in the world was in Athens. Athenian democracy developed around the fifth century B.C.E. The Greek idea of democracy was different from present-day democracy because, in Athens, all adult citizens were required to take an active part in the government.]]> 2022-09-12 03:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2291644547 1210 20252320 https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2293601383 King John became king and he is a cruel tyrant who ignored the laws of the land and the wishes of his subjects. He is often called the “Worst King of England“! King John is always going to war with France (and always losing!). He keeps taxing the Barons to pay for his armies, until one day they've had enough. They march to the fields of Runnymede, near London, and force him to sign Magna Carta.

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  • Nov 1 King John of England begins imprisoning Jews.
  • Nov 18 Pope Innocent III excommunicates Roman Catholic Emperor Otto IV.
  • The 1210s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1210, and ended on December 31, 1219. Centuries: 12th century. 13th century.

]]> 2022-09-13 04:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2293601383 1788 20304157 https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2293602463 Captain Cook claims Australia - the Great Southern Land - for England.
The English bring their laws and ideas about individual rights and freedoms with them to Australia. Not that this helps many people, as most of the English arrivals are convicts and have limited rights. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aren’t given any rights at all!

]]> 2022-09-13 04:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2293602463 Mid 1600's 20304157 https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2293606254 King Charles the First starts behaving a lot like King John and imposes taxes without consent. If people didn’t pay their taxes, they went to jail. Eventually this leads to a civil war and Charles losing his head]]> 2022-09-13 04:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2293606254 1679 20304157 https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2293609078 The Parliament of England passes the Habeas Corpus Act in 1679. This protects against locking people up unfairly.

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December 3 – French explorers René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (commonly called "La Salle") and Henri de Tonti set off from their fort near Niagara Falls in North America on the first European expedition to explore the upper Mississippi River.
]]> 2022-09-13 04:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2293609078 1215 20252320 https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2293609852 This document guarantees Barons their ancient rights:
  1. No new taxes unless a common counsel agrees.
  2. All free men have the right to justice and a fair trial with a jury.
  3. The Monarch doesn’t have absolute power. The Law is above all men and applies to everyone equally.
  4. All free citizens can own and inherit property.
  5. Widows who own property don’t have to remarry.
]]> 2022-09-13 04:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2293609852 1945 20304157 https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2293611057 In 1945 an international organisation is formed by 51 countries committed to preserving peace through international cooperation and collective security. This is the United Nations.]]> 2022-09-13 04:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2293611057 1948 20304157 https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2293612012 Unlike all the declarations, bills and charters that came before it, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is concerned with everyone on the planet - not just citizens of a single nation or empire.

]]> 2022-09-13 04:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2293612012 Today 20304157 https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2293613809 We exercise our freedom of speech whenever we text, tweet, blog or make any other social post. Once we are over 18, we can exercise our right to vote in elections and decide the future of our country

]]> 2022-09-13 04:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2293613809 1989 20252320 https://padlet.com/20252320/g7o0res784dym60e/wish/2293613991 The Parliament goes on to pass the English Bill of Rights in 1689 which, like Magna Carta, lays out rules restricting the power of the monarch and protecting the individual rights of the people.

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