Declaration of Independence
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Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776 the Second Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence which announced that the thirteen American colonies were independent sovereign states and formed a new nation—the United States of America.
United States Constitution
Written in 1787 during the Philadelphia Convention, the Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation after ratification by 11 states in 1789. The original Constitution has been amended twenty-seven times.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution that adds guarantees of personal freedoms and rights, limitations on the government's power, and delegation of powers not designated to the Federal Government.
Bill of Rights
A declaration adopted by the United Nations in 1948 that represents the first global expression of what many people believe to be the rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations)
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