| A | B |
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| Magna Carta | Gave us the principles of limited government and individual rights |
| English Bill of Rights | Set an example for the first ten amendments to the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | First ten amendments to the Constitution; Guarantees us our individual rights |
| United States Constitution | The framework of our government |
| Federalist Papers | Argued for ratification of the Constitution |
| Anti - Federalist Papers | Argued that a Bill of Rights needed to be added to the Constitution before ratification |
| Articles of Confederation | Our first Constitution - gave too much power to the states - was weak. |
| Gettysburg Address | Dedication of a cemetery by Abraham Lincoln |
| Mayflower Compact | Written by Pilgrims, it was our first example of representative government in the United States |
| Monroe Doctrine | Prohibits European countries from interfering in Latin America |
| Dawe's Act | Encouraged native Americans to become farmers |
| Declaration of Independence | Listed reasons for colonists decision to become an independent nation. |
