In the 17th century, England became focused on developing social changes such as interrelationship with other countries, family history, art and different religions came out coming from the Protestants. Civil wars were also evident but although this was happening, England was at the same time experiencing prosperity.
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it became legal to teach slaves to read and write
When voting rights frist started only wealthy land owners were allowed to vote which was an idea that was taken from the Greek Democracy and all members of the Greeek Assembly were elected their positions by citizens that they represented and were paid for their work in the public office just like the way the U.S. elects their officials. The U.S. also took the 3 branches of government from the Greek Democracy and the citizens right to exercise political power. The Constitution was an idea taken from the Roman Republic. The Roman Republic had a list of rules called the Twelve Tables (list of rules/Roman legal system) and both the Roman & U.S. Senate's deal with foreign policies.