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Jun 12, 1215
Magna Carta
A charter of liberties to which the English barons forced King John to give his assent in June 1215 at Runnymede or a document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges. It relates to the constitution because it was the first ever European constitution. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the male passengers of the Mayflower, consisting of separatist Congregationalists who called themselves "Saints". It relates to the constitution because they both were written for American law. -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
The Fundamental Orders were adopted Connecticut. The orders describe the government set up by the waters of Connecticut. They wanted the government to access the ocean for trading. This relates to the constitution because they both discuss the trade agreements with other countries by using the ocean to ship them. -
English Bill of Rights
The 1689 English Bill of Rights was a British law. It declared the rights and liberties of the people. It relates to the constitution because they both follow the same guidelines of law -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies that met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This relates to the constitution because it was when the first Americans met to help separate them from European law. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This relates to the constitution because it was a lead on from the first continental congress to help push away from European law. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. This relates to the constitution because it is what helps right a big part of the constitution. -
Articles of Confederation
The original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789. These two relate because this was the original constitution. -
Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan was proposed by Virginia delegates of course. The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention. This relates to the constitution because the Virginia Plan proposed a legislative branch consisting of two chambers with the rotation in office and recall applied to the lower house of the national legislature. -
New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey Plan was for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention. This relates to the constitution because Under the New Jersey Plan, the unicameral legislature with one vote per state was inherited from the Articles of Confederation. -
Three Fifths Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise was a decision reached between delegates from southern states and the other delegates from northern states during the Constitutional Convention.
