World History Standard 10.2 Many of the principles of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the American Declaration of Independence, the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, and the U.S. Bill of Rights helped shaped other countries views. The Magna Carta greatly influenced future governments. The Magna Carta contained 63 important clauses. Two of them established rights for individuals. Clause 12 proclaimed that the king could not demand taxes but rather …showed first 75 words of 559 total…

…showed last 75 words of 559 total…Rights protected basic rights such as freedom of speech, press, assembly, and religion. Enlightenment philosophers such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Locke have supported several of these rights. Thanks to the creators of Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, the American Declaration of Independence, the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, and the U.S. Bill of Rights, we now have the freedom and rights we deserved reinforced in the law.