This document was written by the Pilgrims aboard their ship, it established their own self-government and laws.

• Mayflower Compact
• Declaration of Independence
• U.S. Constitution of 1787
• The Magna Carta 1215

This document was signed by the colonists to break away from the British Government.

• Mayflower Compact 1620
• Declaration of Independence 1776
• U.S. Constitution 1787
• Magna Carta 1215

This document was written to replace the Articles of Confederation, in order to have a stronger government.

• Mayflower Compact 1620
• Declaration of Independence 1776
• U.S. Constitution 1787
• Magna Carta 1215

This territory was purchased by Jefferson from France, doubling the size of the United States.

• Magna Carta 1215
• Civil War 1861-1865
• Louisiana Purchase 1803
• United States Expansion 

Union (North) vs Confederate (South) over sectionalism, states' rights, tariffs, and slavery.

• Louisiana Purchase 1803
• The Civil War 1861-1865
• The Magna Carta 1215
• French and American War

First document to limit the power of the ruler and established the principles of trial by jury and one could not be deprived of life, liberty and property.

• Louisiana Purchase 1803
• The Magna Carta 1215
• The Declaration of Independence 1776
• The Mayflower Compact 1607