In 1688, King James II of England was overthrown by a union of English Parliamentarians led by Dutch Stadtholder William of Orange. In 1765, the rebel colonists of the 13 American Colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy. In 1789, the French peasants revolted against the French aristocracy and absolute monarchy. While the Magna Carta was written to limit the royal authority and establish the rule of law, the United States Bill of Rights was the constitutional protection and building block of the USA for individual liberties and specific prohibitions on governmental power. The Declaration of Independence announced the secession of the 13 American Colonies from England, and declared them independent states. The Magna Carta introduced
