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| Magna Carta | 1215 English document that limited power of King - 1st of a kind |
| English Bill of Rights | 2nd document that limited power of England's monarch - gave freedom to nobles |
| Mayflower Compact | First American document signed by Puritans in Plymouth that organized them equally into one governmental unit |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | Established freedom of religion in the colonies |
| Declaration of Independence | Stated that all men have inalienable rights - life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
| Articles of Confederation | Gave colonists first government with no president - weak grouping of the 13 states |
| The Constitution | The rulebook for government - established 3 branches with 7 ideas like separation of powers |
| The Bill of Rights | The First 10 Amendments to the Constitution - due process, free press, speech, etc. |
| Andrew Jackson | All men could vote - granted white men... |
| Declaration of Sentiments | Women's Rights statement for equality and the vote |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Lincoln's freeing of slaves in South - not the North |
| 13th Amendment | Freed all slaves in United States |
| 14th Amendment | Gave former slaves citizenship |
| 15th Amendment | Gave African American men right to vote |
