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a document that King John of England was forced to sign, limiting the power of the monarchy and establishing the principle that everyone, including the king, is subject to the law -
the first permanent English settlement in North America -
an agreement signed by 41 male passengers on the Mayflower, establishing a "civil body politic" for the newly established Plymouth Colony -
a British-issued order that prohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains -
A foundational document of the United States, formally declaring the thirteen American colonies separation from British rule