The english bill of rights (1689) was the first document to contain the idea of – rights that no government can arbitrarily take away, and that no person can permanently surrender. natural rights voting rights women’s rights minority rights

it granted civil rights to african americans.

the installment plan of the 1920s, an arrangement that allowed people to buy what they wanted with a small down payment and pay off the rest in monthly installments, provided americans a way to own what they did not have the money to buy.