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he Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony
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Short-lived military alliance based offf English colonies of Massachusetts, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven
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An early attempt at forming a union of the colonies "under one government as far as might be necessary for defense and other general important purposes"
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An agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America.
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Spain had its eyes on the American southwest, by closing the mouth of the Mississippi River
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Negotiations for a formal peace treaty had begun in Paris.
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The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War.
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A resolution written by Thomas Jefferson calling for Congress to take action.
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A statement about both freedom of conscience and the principle of separation of church and state.
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An armed uprising.
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Meeting of 12 delegates from five states that unanimously called for a constitutional convention.
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Massachusetts was the sixth state to do so.
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An act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States.
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To address problems in governing the United States of America.
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An agreement made among the delegates that the American government would have two houses in Congress.
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First state to ratify the Constitution, doing so by a unanimous vote.
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A great debate took place throughout America over the Constitution that had been proposed.
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New Hampshire was the ninth state to do so.
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First president.
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Collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.