Author: Ann Byers
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 150263614X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
The Bill of Rights is one of America's most treasured documents. Most of the rights guaranteed in the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, as well as many others, were introduced in America 150 years earlier, in the Massachusetts Body of Liberties. This 1641 document, composed by extremely strict Puritans, proclaimed that citizens were entitled to protections that were revolutionary for their time. How did men who frequently punished people arbitrarily and cruelly, for seemingly trivial offenses, write such a code? This book explains all of this, as well as why and how those liberties impact Americans today.
Massachusetts Body of Liberties
Author: Ann Byers
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 150263614X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
The Bill of Rights is one of America's most treasured documents. Most of the rights guaranteed in the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, as well as many others, were introduced in America 150 years earlier, in the Massachusetts Body of Liberties. This 1641 document, composed by extremely strict Puritans, proclaimed that citizens were entitled to protections that were revolutionary for their time. How did men who frequently punished people arbitrarily and cruelly, for seemingly trivial offenses, write such a code? This book explains all of this, as well as why and how those liberties impact Americans today.
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 150263614X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
The Bill of Rights is one of America's most treasured documents. Most of the rights guaranteed in the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, as well as many others, were introduced in America 150 years earlier, in the Massachusetts Body of Liberties. This 1641 document, composed by extremely strict Puritans, proclaimed that citizens were entitled to protections that were revolutionary for their time. How did men who frequently punished people arbitrarily and cruelly, for seemingly trivial offenses, write such a code? This book explains all of this, as well as why and how those liberties impact Americans today.
A Bibliographical Sketch of the Laws of the Massachusetts Colony from 1630 to 1686
Author: William Henry Whitmore
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
The Body of Liberties
Author: Massachusetts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fossil hominids
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fossil hominids
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE
Author: William Henry Whitmore
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333477998
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Excerpt from A Bibliographical Sketch of the Laws of the Massachusetts Colony, From 1630 to 1686: In Which Are Included the Body of Liberties of 1641, and the Records of the Court of Assistants, 1641-1644 During the past year the City of Boston has obtained for its Public Library the famous manuscript duplicate of the records of the Massachusetts General Court, formerly owned by Gov. Hutchinson, later by Col. Thomas Aspinwall, and last by Hon. Samuel L. M. Barlow of New York city. This acquisition has revived an interest in the question of the method in which our early official records of the legislature were kept, and especially in the matter of the literary importance of this manuscript. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333477998
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Excerpt from A Bibliographical Sketch of the Laws of the Massachusetts Colony, From 1630 to 1686: In Which Are Included the Body of Liberties of 1641, and the Records of the Court of Assistants, 1641-1644 During the past year the City of Boston has obtained for its Public Library the famous manuscript duplicate of the records of the Massachusetts General Court, formerly owned by Gov. Hutchinson, later by Col. Thomas Aspinwall, and last by Hon. Samuel L. M. Barlow of New York city. This acquisition has revived an interest in the question of the method in which our early official records of the legislature were kept, and especially in the matter of the literary importance of this manuscript. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Colonial Laws of Massachusetts
Author: Massachusetts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
The Colonial Laws of Massachusetts
Author: Massachusetts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
The Colonial Laws of Massachusetts ;containing Also, the Body of Liberties of 1641
Author: William Henry Whitmore
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
A Bibliographical Sketch of the Laws of the Massachusetts Colony from 1630 To 1686
Author: William Henry Whitmore
Publisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781293766286
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Publisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781293766286
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Remarks on the Early Laws of Massachusetts Bay, with the Code Adopted in 1641, and Called The Body of Liberties, Now First Printed
Author: Francis Calley Gray
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Colonial Massachusetts Laws and Liberties and the English Commonwealth
Author: Charles Edward Smith
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004706348
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
On July 4, 1653, the Nominate or Barebones Parliament convened with a minority of committed radicals (Levellers and religious extremists) and a conservative majority of Cromwell’s allies. During acrimonious debates on law reform, the radicals demanded a condensed law book similar to the one adopted in Colonial Massachusetts. These mostly overlooked events reveal a radical wing of Puritanism determined to found a self-governing state, fully cognizant of the real possibility that England would interdict such attempts by force of arms. This work investigates the motives for such a hazardous undertaking, and the possible influences these events had on the colony’s posterity.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004706348
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
On July 4, 1653, the Nominate or Barebones Parliament convened with a minority of committed radicals (Levellers and religious extremists) and a conservative majority of Cromwell’s allies. During acrimonious debates on law reform, the radicals demanded a condensed law book similar to the one adopted in Colonial Massachusetts. These mostly overlooked events reveal a radical wing of Puritanism determined to found a self-governing state, fully cognizant of the real possibility that England would interdict such attempts by force of arms. This work investigates the motives for such a hazardous undertaking, and the possible influences these events had on the colony’s posterity.