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10 Cards in this Set
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a document signed by King John in 1215, made the king subject to law
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magna Carta
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passed in 1689, declared the supermacy of Perliament
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English Bill of Rights
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a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government
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constitution
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the document declared that no person could be forced to attend a paticular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money
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Virgiian Statute for Religios Freedom
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the right to vote
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suffrage
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congress would become the single branch of the national government, but it would have limited powers in orderto protect the liberties of the people
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Articles of Confederation
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offical approval
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ratification
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set up a system for surveying and deviding western lands
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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to form political system for the region
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Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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includes the areas that are now Illinois, Indiana, Michgan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconson
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Northwest Territory
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