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Important Documents&
Laws passed by Congress
Important Documents
Magna Carta (1215) -English agreement that guaranteed certain rights to all Englishmen; Influenced the American Bill of Rights
Important Documents
Mayflower Compact (1620) –Signed by many pilgrims on their way to the new world; helped establish the idea of self government
Important Documents
Common Sense –Influential pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, it urged Americans to declare their independence.
Important Documents
Declaration of Independence (1776)-Announce the separation of the colonies from England.
Important Documents
Constitution (1787) –Blue print for the American Government
Important Documents
Federalist Papers –Series of essays about the nature of government; written by Hamilton, Madison and Jay; written to help get the Constitution ratified.
Important Documents
Bill of Rights –first 10 amendments of the Constitution
Important Documents
Monroe Doctrine –Presidential message that said Europe should not interfere in the affairs of Latin America and the U.S. would not interfere in European affairs
Important Documents
Emancipation Proclamation –Executive order by Abraham Lincoln that freed slaves in rebelling states of the confederacy
Important Documents
Gettysburg Address –Speech by Lincoln that stated the Union was worth fighting for
Magna Carta (1215) - English agreement that guaranteed certain rights to all Englishmen; Influenced the American Bill of Rights
Mayflower Compact (1620) – Signed by many pilgrims on their way to the new world; helped establish the idea of self government
Common Sense – Influential pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, it urged Americans to declare their independence.
Declaration of Independence (1776)- Announce the separation of the colonies from England.
Constitution (1787) – Blue print for the American Government
Federalist Papers – Series of essays about the nature of government; written by Hamilton, Madison and Jay; written to help get the Constitution ratified.
Bill of Rights – first 10 amendments of the Constitution
Monroe Doctrine – Presidential message that said Europe should not interfere in the affairs of Latin America and the U.S. would not interfere in European affairs
Emancipation Proclamation – Executive order by Abraham Lincoln that freed slaves in rebelling states of the confederacy
Gettysburg Address – Speech by Lincoln that stated the Union was worth fighting for
Important Documents
Laws Passed by Congress
Northwest Ordinance –established government for the Northwest Territory and described how a territory becomes a state
Laws Passed by Congress
Missouri Compromise (1820) –Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and prohibited slavery north of Missouri maintaining balance between free and slave states in Congress
Laws Passed by Congress
Compromise of 1850 –preserved balance of free and slave states and said that congress would not regulate slavery in territories
Laws Passed by Congress
Northwest Ordinance – established government for the Northwest Territory and described how a territory becomes a state
Missouri Compromise (1820) – Admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, and prohibited slavery north of Missouri maintaining balance between free and slave states in Congress
Compromise of 1850 – preserved balance of free and slave states and said that congress would not regulate slavery in territories
The End.