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The _____ _____, signed in 1215 by King John, was the first document that limited power of the ruler | Magna Carta |
The _______ ____ __ ______ protected the rights of English Citizens and became the basis for thr American Bill of Rights | English Bill of rights |
The ___________ __ ____________ was signed on _____ _ ____. It was _______ __ ______ _________, and declared the colonies independence from England | Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776 Written by Thomas Jefferson |
The ____________ __ ___ ______ ______ was written in 1787. The Constitution of the United States sets out the ____ ___ __________ __ ___ __________ of the United States. | Constitution of the United States laws and principles of the government |
The ______ __ _____ ____ ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America. | Treaty of Paris 1763 |
The ______ __ _____ ____ ended the American Revolution and forced Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation. | Treaty of Paris 1783 |
The ____ __ ______ is the first ten amendments to the Constitution and detail the protection of individual liberties. | Bill of Rights |
_______ ________ was an inventor, statesman, diplomat, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was responsible for convincing _____ ___ of France to support America during the Revolution. | Benjamin Franklin Louis XVI |
______ _________ wrote the Declaration of Independence; became the 3rd President of the United States; he also purchased the Louisiana territory, doubling the size of the United States. | Thomas Jefferson |
_________ _____ was the President of Confederacy during the Civil War. | Jefferson Davis |