What was the level of US involvement in World War I?

Describe the freedoms gained by the English citizens under Charles’s rule.

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The English Bill of Rights was an act signed into law in 1689 by William III and Mary II, who became co-rulers in England after the overthrow of King James II. The bill outlined specific constitutional and civil rights and ultimately gave Parliament power over the monarchy. Many experts regard the English Bill of Rights as the primary law that set the stage for a constitutional monarchy in England. It’s also credited as being an inspiration for the U.S. Bill of Rights.
The Glorious Revolution, which took place in England from 1688-1689, involved the ousting of King James II.

Both political and religious motives sparked the revolution. Many English citizens were distrustful of the Catholic king and disapproved of the monarchy’s outright power.

Tensions were high between Parliament and the king, and Catholics and Protestants were also at odds.

James II was eventually replaced by his Protestant daughter, Mary, and her Dutch husband, William of Orange. The two leaders formed a joint monarchy and agreed to give Parliament more rights and power.

Part of this settlement included signing the English Bill of Rights, which was formally known as “An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown.”

Among its many provisions, the Bill of Rights condemned King James II for abusing his power and declared that the monarchy could not rule without consent of the Parliament.
The English Bill of Rights includes the following items:

A list of King James’s misdeeds
13 articles that outlined specific freedoms
Confirmation that William and Mary were rightful successors to the throne of England
In general, the Bill of Rights limited the power of the monarchy, elevated the status of Parliament and outlined specific rights of individuals.

Some of the key liberties and concepts laid out in the articles include:

Freedom to elect members of Parliament, without the king or queen’s interference
Freedom of speech in Parliament
Freedom from royal interference with the law
Freedom to petition the king
Freedom to bear arms for self-defense
Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail
Freedom from taxation by royal prerogative, without the agreement of Parliament
Freedom of fines and forfeitures without a trial
Freedom from armies being raised during peacetimes
Other important provisions were that Roman Catholics couldn’t be king or queen, Parliament should be summoned frequently and the succession of the throne would be passed to Mary’s sister, Princess Anne of Denmark, and her heirs (than to any heirs of William by a later marriage).

The English Bill of Rights created a constitutional monarchy in England, meaning the king or queen acts as head of state but his or her powers are limited by law.

Under this system, the monarchy couldn’t rule without the consent of Parliament, and the people were given individual rights. In the modern-day British constitutional monarchy, the king or queen plays a largely ceremonial role.

An earlier historical document, the 1215 Magna Carta of England, is also credited with limiting the powers of the monarchy and is sometimes cited as a precursor to the English Bill of Rights.

John Locke

Many historians also believe that the ideas of English philosopher John Locke greatly influenced the content of the Bill of Rights. Locke proposed that the role of the government is to protect its citizens’ natural rights.

The Bill of Rights was quickly followed by the 1689 Mutiny Act, which limited the maintenance of a standing army during peacetime to one year.

In 1701, the English Bill of Rights was supplemented by England’s Act of Settlement, which was essentially designed to further ensure Protestant succession to the throne.
The English Bill of Rights encouraged a form of government where the rights and liberties of individuals were protected. These ideas and philosophies penetrated into the colonies of North America.

Many of the themes and philosophies found in the English Bill of Rights served as inspirations for principles that were eventually included in the American Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution and, of course, the U.S. Bill of Rights.

For example, the 1791 U.S. Bill of Rights guarantees freedom of speech, trial by jury and protection from cruel and unusual punishment.

Legacy of the English Bill of Rights

The English Bill of Rights has had a long-lasting impact on the role of government in England. It’s also influenced laws, documents and ideologies in the United States, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and other countries.

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3 years ago

What are some continuities and changes of African Americans lives in the 19 century?

Natasha_Volkova [10]

Answer:

Continuities in the lives of African Americans in the 19th century: they did not own their own land, they faced support from some white Americans, they faced repression from others, and the government was largely unsuccessful at bringing about meaningful change and full rights for African Americans.

Changes in the lives of African Americans in the 19th century: Reconstruction brought some opening and freedoms initially, there was hope in the first decades after the Civil War, the economic fabric of the southern states began to change with smaller landholdings and the decentralization of the major industries like sugar and cotton.

Explanation:

Continuities: Once freed after the Civil War in the United States, many African Americans sought to reunite their families and to acquire land of their own. However, the promises of "forty acres and a mule" were not a reality for the majoring of former slaves. Ten years after emancipation barely five percent of former slaves in the ex-Confederate states were landowners. Those who did manage to get some land often lacked any means to develop it because there was no access to credit. While there were many white Americans who considered themselves abolitionists and who were against the institution of slavery, both before and after the civil war, there were also white Americans who wanted to continue with the status quo of slavery and separation of white and black communities. The same kind of antagonisms continued both before and after the civil war.

Changes: Reconstruction brought a lot of hope and some new freedoms for African Americans, but soon many of those advances in Reconstruction would be reimplemented in the form of state laws of segregation, especially in the southern states. The economic fabric in the South was changing. Many of the large sugar plantations in Louisiana were broken down into smaller units for example after the Civil War ended, and the cotton monopolies were breaking up, the production and sale becoming increasingly decentralized after the civil war.

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3 years ago

What is something you can relate to in political parties?

Paladinen [302]

In some democracies, there are only two big political parties. For example, in the United States, there is the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Some other parties exist but are very small and do not hold seats in Congress. In other countries there are larger numbers of parties.

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3 years ago

National leaders divided into two opposing camps concerning involvement in the vietnam war. they were the ________ and the _____

Zigmanuir [339]

Doves and hawks

The doves were those who were opposed to the Vietnam war. The prolonged war had caused a lot of protests and opposition from these groups of leaders and their supporters and the families of those soldiers involved in the war.
The hawks on the other side were those who supported the continuation of the war.

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3 years ago

In what way did reform movements benefits from the contributions of men and women? Give example. (From The Progressive Reform Er

Airida [17]

<span>uninhabitable deserts. It is the most frequently crossed international boundary in the world, with approximately 350 million legal crossings being made annually.</span>

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