MANAGMNT 260 Lecture 4: Managment 9.16
21 Mar 2016
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In 1066, anglo-saxon england was conquered by the normans. Kings court and chancery court provided legal relief and equitable. Parliament acted as legislate (and sometimes judicial) body. Magna carta: effort of the barons to impose control over the king. *much of the bill of rights comes from this in the 16th and 17th centuries, began to regain currencies as new theories of government emerged-human rights, personal liberties. Causes: primarily economic issues, taxation, immigration, english economic control. War breaks out in 1775, independence declared in 1776, articles of confederation (first constitution like document) drafted in1777, Massachusetts constitution ratified in 1780, treaty of paris in 1783 ends. Having won independence, the us now needs to govern. The new country preferred strong state government and weak central, federal government-lead to new problems. No means of regulatory interstate commerce, ach state had own currency. Former, revolution war veteran, heavily debt, from pelham, ma.
