FDR was a progressive Democrat who firmly believed in the power of a strong Central government to solve the problems of the day.
This differed from Coolidge and Hoover who believed in the power of business to solve problems and saw a limited role for government.
Columbus believed he had reached Asia when he had traveled less than halfway there because geographical knowledge at the time was limited. They believed if they sailed West they would reach Asia by sea but actually ended up in the Americas. He thought the world was smaller than it actually was.
Each document has a clear dictation of rights that should allowed upon people in general. Each document is also similar in that they all challenge the monarch.
Luther's 95 Theses were printed and spread across europe, starting a revival
