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Important Documents&
Laws passed by Congress
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Important Documents
Magna Carta (1215) -English agreement that guaranteed certain rights to all Englishmen; Influenced the American Bill of Rights
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Important Documents
Mayflower Compact (1620) –Signed by many pilgrims on their way to the new world; helped establish the idea of self government
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Important Documents
Common Sense –Influential pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, it urged Americans to declare their independence.
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Important Documents
Declaration of Independence (1776)-Announce the separation of the colonies from England.
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Important Documents
Constitution (1787) –Blue print for the American Government
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Federalist Papers –Series of essays about the nature of government; written by Hamilton, Madison and Jay; written to help get the Constitution ratified.
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Bill of Rights –first 10 amendments of the Constitution
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Monroe Doctrine –Presidential message that said Europe should not interfere in the affairs of Latin America and the U.S. would not interfere in European affairs
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Emancipation Proclamation –Executive order by Abraham Lincoln that freed slaves in rebelling states of the confederacy
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Gettysburg Address –Speech by Lincoln that stated the Union was worth fighting for
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Magna Carta (1215) - English agreement that guaranteed certain rights to all Englishmen; Influenced the American Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact (1620) – Signed by many pilgrims on their way to the new world; helped establish the idea of self government
Common Sense – Influential pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, it urged Americans to declare their independence.
Declaration of Independence (1776)- Announce the separation of the colonies from England.
Constitution (1787) – Blue print for the American Government
Federalist Papers – Series of essays about the nature of government; written by Hamilton, Madison and Jay; written to help get the Constitution ratified.
Bill of Rights – first 10 amendments of the Constitution
Monroe Doctrine – Presidential message that said Europe should not interfere in the affairs of Latin America and the U.S. would not interfere in European affairs
Emancipation Proclamation – Executive order by Abraham Lincoln that freed slaves in rebelling states of the confederacy
Gettysburg Address – Speech by Lincoln that stated the Union was worth fighting for
Important Documents
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Laws Passed by Congress
Northwest Ordinance –established government for the Northwest Territory and described how a territory becomes a state
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Laws Passed by Congress
Missouri Compromise (1820) –Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and prohibited slavery north of Missouri maintaining balance between free and slave states in Congress
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Laws Passed by Congress
Compromise of 1850 –preserved balance of free and slave states and said that congress would not regulate slavery in territories
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Laws Passed by Congress
Northwest Ordinance – established government for the Northwest Territory and described how a territory becomes a state
Missouri Compromise (1820) – Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and prohibited slavery north of Missouri maintaining balance between free and slave states in Congress
Compromise of 1850 – preserved balance of free and slave states and said that congress would not regulate slavery in territories
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