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Which historic events, documents, and philosophers influenced American colonists' ideas about government?

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The passing of the English Bill of Rights, the signing of the Magna Carta by the king, and the philosophies of John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, and William Blackstone, all contributed significantly to the colonists' ideas about government.

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