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Mayflower Compact
Signed November 21st, 1620; first governing document of Plymouth Colony
Declaration of Independence
Signed July 4th, 1776; announced and explained the separation from Great Britain
Articles of Confederation
Created November 15th, 1777; America's first frame of government
Constitution
Signed September 17th, 1787; superseded the Articles of Confederation; created the legislative, executive, and judicial branch along with the system of checks and balances
Bill of Rights
Ratified December 15th, 1791; added amendments to the Constitution
1st Amendment
Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly
2nd Amendment
Right to bear arms
3rd Amendment
Quartering of soldiers
4th Amendment
Search and arrest
5th Amendment
Rights in criminal cases
6th Amendment
Right to a fair trial
7th Amendment
Rights in civil cases
8th Amendment
Bail, Fines, Punishment
9th Amendment
Rights retained by the people
10th Amendment
States' Rights
Emancipation Proclamation
Issued January 1st, 1863; declared all slaves shall be free
Father of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
Father of the Bill of Rights
George Mason