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Influences on the Constitution Table

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Documents | Summary | What was its influence on the Constitution? |

Magna Carta | Magna Carta is water stained and written in Medieval Latin. It has been managed to remain relevant to the cause of human rights till today. England’s “Great Charter” of 1215 was the first document to challenge the authority of the king. Magna Carta’s fundamental tenets provided the outline for modern democracies. | American revolutionaries incorporated many of the Magna Carta’s basic ideas into another important piece of parchment the U.S. Constitution. |

Mayflower Compact | Mayflower Compact was signed on 11 November 1620 on board the Mayflower, which was at anchor in Provincetown Harbor. It was first published in 1622. It was drawn up with fair and equal laws. Their passengers knew that the new world’s earlier settlers failed due to a lack of government. | The foundation of the U.S. Constitution in a speech given in a speech given in 1802, this was in principle more than in substance. |

Articles of Confederation | After considerable debate and alteration, the Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777. Ratification of this document by all 13 states did not occur until March 1, 1981. It created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state government. | This document served as the United State’s first constitution, and was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present day constitution went into effect. |

Northwest Ordinance | The Northwest Ordinance, adopted July 13, 1787, by the Second Continental Congress. Northwest Territory provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the Territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory. It was followed by the principles outlined by Thomas Jefferson...