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Potrero Students-documents in history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An agreement signed by the passengers of the Mayflower, agreeing to obey the rule of law | The Mayflower Compact |
| According to this great letter, even a king had to obey the law | The Magna Carta |
| Series of laws limiting free speech and setting citizenship requirements | The Alien and Sedition Acts |
| Before the Constitution, this was the basis of US law | The Articles of Confederation |
| A series of newspaper articles defending the Constitution | The Federalist Papers |
| The most ancient set of written laws | The Code of Hammurabi |
| Speech given by Lincoln after a major Civil War battle, which refers to the Declaration of Independence | The Gettysburg Address |
| The first ten amendments of the US Constitution | The Bill of Rights |
| Signed by Lincoln, this set slaves free, sort of ! | The Emancipation Proclamation |
| Along with the First Amendment, this document calls for separation of church and State | The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom |
| Speech Washington wrote, warning against "entangling alliances" with other nations | Washington's Farewell Address |
| This writing declares that it is the right of the people "alter or abolish" their government | The Declaration of Independence |
| Written in 1689, this document guaranteed trial by jury, and influenced the US Bill of Rights | The English Bill of Rights |
| The life and teachings of Jesus Christ are found in these writings | The Gospels |
| Muslims consider this book to be the word of God revealed to Muhammad | The Quran |