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  Explorers landed on an island to start a new colony.
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  The first legislative assembly.
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  A group of men who started a colony and became pilgrims.
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  The first governing document of Plymouth Colony.
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  The Fundamental Orders were adopted by the Connecticut Colony council.
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  A proposal to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies.
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  The war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France.
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  A group that originated in North American British colonies.
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  It was the first gathering of elected representatives.
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  An incident, in which British Army soldiers killed five male civilian.
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  A political protest, where they dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.
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  a convention of delegates from twelve colonies.
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  A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies.
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  Announced that the thirteen American colonies were independent.
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  In the United States, each state has its own constitution.
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  Written by Thomas Paine.
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  A document signed amongst the 13 original colonies.
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  A collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton.
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  An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States.
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  Delaware ratifies the constituion.
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  Used to address problems in American.
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  New Hampshire becomes the 9th state to be ratified.
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  A majority of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention approved the documents over which they had labored.
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  Proposed to assuage the fears of Anti-Federalists who had opposed Constitutional ratification.