Table of Contents
We the People, Vol. I: Laying the Foundation

  Foreword: “Prodigal Nation” by Rev. Peter Marshall
  Introduction
  The Ten Commandments
  Magna Carta
  First Charter of Virginia
  The Mayflower Compact GO TO
  Petition of Right
  The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
  Body of Liberties of the Massachusetts Colony
  The Maryland Toleration Act
  Instrument of Government
  First Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1676
  Bacon’s Declaration
  Concessions and Agreements
  Penn’s Charter of Libertie
  Penn’s Frame of Government
  John Locke’s “The Second Treatise of Government”
Chapter   1.  Of Political Power
Chapter   2.  Of the State of Nature
Chapter   3.  Of the State of War
Chapter   4.  Of Slavery
Chapter   5.  Of Property
Chapter   6.  Of Paternal Power
Chapter   7.  Of Political or Civil Society
Chapter   8.  Of the Beginning of Political Societies
Chapter   9.  Of the Ends of Political Society and Government
Chapter 10.  Of the Forms of a Commonwealth
Chapter 11.  Of the Extent of the Legislative Power
Chapter 12.  Of the Legislative, Executive, and Federative Power
Chapter 13.  The Subordination of the Power of the Commonwealth
Chapter 14.  The Prerogative
Chapter 15.  Of Paternal, Political, and Despotical Power
Chapter 16.  Of Conquest
Chapter 17.  Of Usurpation
Chapter 18.  Of Tyranny
Chapter 19.  Of the Dissolution of Government
  Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges
  Albany Plan of Union
  Declaration of Rights and Grievances
  Declaration of Resolves
  The Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
  Olive Branch Petition
  Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” GO TO
  Glossary of Old English
  Index

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