Toussaint Louverture led a successful slave revolt and emancipated the slaves in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (Haiti). A formidable military leader, he turned the colony into a country governed by former black slaves as a nominal French protectorate and made himself ruler of the entire island of Hispaniola.
The Petition of Right of 1628 contained four main points:
-No taxes could be levied without Parliament's consent
-No English subject could be imprisoned without cause - thus reinforcing the right of habeas corpus
-No quartering of soldiers in citizens homes
-No martial law may be used in peacetime
An oath is a verbal promise to tell the truth made while holding the Bible. A witness may choose to swear an oath on another relevant religious text. An affirmation is a verbal, solemn and formal declaration, which is made in place of an oath. A person may choose to make an affirmation rather than taking an oath. It’s making sure they promise not to break it and if they do they have their own words against them.
Depending on the time you mean "born" (Independence, when the Constitution was ratified, etc) all states had state legislatures and governors, who were responsible for the long-term affairs of each state.
