Declaration of Independence- A letter written to King George III to tell him that the colonies did not want to be a part of England anymore.
Articles of Confederation- The first contsitution of the United States. It gave most of the power to the states and created a very weak central government.
Northwest Ordinance- The document that created a system for territory to become a state. It also created the NW Territory and its laws.
U.S. Constitution- After the Articles of Confederation didn't work, they needed a new system of government...so they wrote one and callled it the US Constitution.
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