Magna Carta: 1215, limited the power of the King, influenced the writing of the U.S. Constitution and the idea of limited government, Jamestown, Virginia: 1607, 1st permanent English settlement, Founded to make a profit, established the 1st representative assembly(House of Burgesses), Mayflower Compact: 1620, 1st form of self-government, a social contract, created by the Pilgrims, Declaration of Independence: 1776, stated the colonies were free and independent states, created during the Revolutionary period, Constitution: 1787, a plan of government that established the three branches of government, Louisiana Purchase: 1803, doubled the size of the United States, U.S. gained access to the Mississippi River and port of New Orleans, Encouraged the idea of westward expansion, Civil War: 1861-1865, North vs. South, U.S. was divided over the issue of slavery,

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