| A | B |
|---|
| Magna Carta | English document that limited power of the monarch |
| English Bill of Rights | Declared power of Parliament, kept Monarch's power to a minimum |
| Constitution | Set of principles and duties of government |
| Suffrage | Voting Rights |
| Virginia Statue of Religious Freedoms | Law granting religious freedom |
| Articles of Confederation | The new national constitution making the Confederation Congress teh national government |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | law setting up system for surverying and dividing the Northwest Territory |
| Northwest Ordinance of 1787 | law establishing the Northwest Territory and forming a regional political system |
| Northwest Territory | Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin |
| State legislatures | Who had to ratify the Articles of Confederation |
| Civil Liberties, public education, freedom from slavery | Important Rights of Northwest Ordinance of 1787 |
