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The Magna Carta is one of the most important documents in history. It established the principle that everyone is subject to the law and guarantees the rights of individuals, the right to justice and the right to a fair trial.
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The government gets authority from the people.
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This was the end of salutary neglect.
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This land was purchased from France for $15 million.
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Compromise to admit Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
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Northern Manufacturers wanted a high tariff that would protect their industries from foreign competition.
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California applied for statehood as a free state. The sale of slaves was outlawed in D.C.
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Confederates fired on federal troops at Fort Sumter- first shots of the Civil War.
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The Civil War was an important turning point for creating a national system of transportation.
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Used collective bargaining for issues of wages, hours, and working conditions.
