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error. There are many documents that are of great significance that attributed to the creation of the U.S Constitution. The five documents or events that helped with the creation of the United States Constitution was the Magna Carta (1215), the Mayflower Compact (1620), the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Articles of Confederation (1777), and the Federalist Papers (1787-1788). Going in order, I will begin with the Magna Carta (1215). According to the NEH, “the Magna Carta served to lay the
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1. Mayflower Compact – I choose this event because this was a big deal for the state, and this led to the beginning of thanksgiving. According to the text the “Pilgrims crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a tiny ship called the Mayflower.” The Pilgrims agree to abide by the laws which were made by their own elect officials; this agreement was the Mayflower Compact which was led by William Bradford. These settlers established their colony with the assistance of an English-speaking Indian named Squanto.
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person be deprived of life, liberty and property without due process of law.” Mayflower Compact The Mayflower Compact was a contract thought up by the 102 pilgrims who were the first ones to arrive in the new world. The pilgrims realized they need a government authority so they wrote up the contract themselves and signed by 41 of the male men onboard the Mayflower. A compact was
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Influences on the Constitution Marlene Monarrez HIS/301 December 3, 2012 Instructor: Andrew Van Ness Influences on the Constitution Table |Documents |Summary |What was its influence on the Constitution? | |Magna Carta | Issued by King John of England in 1215 when Englishmen went to the colonies they were | The Magna
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Act: -Small Farmers - No Slaves - Catholic -Religious Freedom *Massachusetts 1630 Key People: -Jonathan Winthrop “city upon a hill” -Theocracy -Puritans -Harvard University 1608 - -Mayflower Compact -Religious Town “religious freedom” -Feneul Hall -Bible base society -Bacon Rebellion “King Phillip War” -New England Lifestyle -Crown and Anglican Church - Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts
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men a fair trial, freedom from oppression and unlawful persecution, that not one man should lead a nation solely, but a group of officials, and checks and balances. | Mayflower Compact | Men aboard the Mayflower bound for Northern Virginia in 1620 decided to land in what we know as Massachusetts. They signed the Mayflower Compact to enable that crew of men the right to self govern and have equal rights. | First constitution signed in The New World, organizing a local government of an elected governor
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world” | | |helped influence some key ideas into the U.S. Constitution. |with the pilgrims (Whipps, 2012). | |Mayflower Compact |This article was drawn up on the mayflower because of the |This was in a way the first constitution since there was not a government set up yet| | |mutinous speeches that had come about because of where
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because many farmers needed people to help them with growing crops. The greater amount of immigrants, the increase in crops and money to make the colonies stable. The establishment of government helped Colonial America because of the Mayflower Compact. The Mayflower Compact was a document that had laws and were made to be followed, because they followed these laws the colony was successful. Another example is the different kinds of government that were established. There was mistakes throughout the way
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University of Phoenix Material Influences on the Constitution Table Write one or two paragraphs in each section. Include citations for your sources. |Documents |Summary |What was its influence on the Constitution? | |Magna Carta |The Magna Carta was a set of laws generated by the barons of |When the thirteen US colonies became
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