Historic Documents

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________________ was an inspiration for the Declaration of Independence, especially the idea of “life, liberty (and in the case of the American colonists) happiness”

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Enlightenment Thinking

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The ___________________ allowed us to properly determine how new states should be formed.

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Northwest Ordinance

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The United States' first attempt at establishing a supreme law of the land came in the form of the:

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Articles of Confederation

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Anti-Federalists' primary concern with the Constitution was that it did not clearly outline:

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individual rights and freedoms

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The biggest achievement the Anti-Federalists made when agreeing to the Constitution was:

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Bill of Rights

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The Bill of Rights was sought after because people felt: the British may one day return and take over, the government would always view personal freedoms the same as its citizens, they wanted their rights protected by law, the Constitution did a good enough job defining rights when it was first written

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they wanted their rights protected by law

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The main purpose of the Federalist Papers was to

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urge ratification of the Constitution

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The first ten amendments of The Constitution are called

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The Bill of Rights

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This document created a stronger national government with 3 branches.

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Constitution

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Was created in Medieval Europe to limit the power of greedy King John and was used as inspiration for the Bill of Rights.

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Magna Carta