How Did The American Revolution Shaped The World Dbq

The Documents that Shaped The World Five documents were made that established self-government and individual liberty in different ways. To begin talking about the documents that changed the history of the world, lets begin with the Revolutions that happened before their creation. “The Glorious Revolution, American Revolution, and French Revolution all attempted to establish principles of government...and the..revolutions had enduring effects...on..expectations for self-government and individual liberty.” (“The Evo. of Dem. Ideals” 8) Revolutions in the world also caused the creation of five documents, three of which I will discuss, that were written following ideals that drove these revolutions. I believe that the Magna Carta, US Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen do extend the governments ideals because without them people wouldn’t know their rights and would never have questioned the government in the first place.
The Magna Carta has an example that said, “No freeman shall be captured or imprisoned or...exiled…, except by...lawful judgement. (Document 3) Due Process is also in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen and the example goes like this, “All persons are innocent until...declared guilty.” (Document 6) My last document of discussion is the US Bill of Rights which also has an example of Due Process. As shown by these quotes, Due Process was the right to a fair trial. Fair trial was important in establishing self-government because they knew if they were done wrong, which in turn caused them to want to get rid of their ruler so they could receive individual liberty. In conclusion, the ideal of due process the was in these documents got the ball rolling with knowing the consequences of things that were