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The MAGNA CARTA established the kernel for limited gov.
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the pilgrims arrived in New England after a 66 day voyage
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this document set out specific liberties for the people
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this granted them the same rights under the English constitution
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the declaration of independence was written to declare that the U.S was independent from England
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its framers sought to reverse uneven power in the gov.
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the articles of confederation was the first form of unified gov. but was later ratified
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The Constitution Convention was held to find weaknesses that were affecting the central Gov. under the articles of articles of confederation.
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these were a collection of 85 papers written to promote the ratification of the constitution.
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a case that determined the meaning of the us constitution
