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Question 14: Many documents influenced the U.S Constitution. Name one .

Q: Many documents influenced the U.S Constitution. Name one .

Declaration of Independence; Articles of Confederation; Federalist Papers; Anti-Federalist Papers; Virginia Declaration of Rights; Fundamental Orders of Connecticut; Mayflower Compact; Iroquois Great Law of Peace

Accepted answers

•Declaration of Independence
•Articles of Confederation
•Federalist Papers
•Anti-Federalist Papers
•Virginia Declaration of Rights
•Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
•Mayflower Compact
•Iroquois Great Law of Peace

Why this matters

Many older documents helped shape the Constitution. Some examples are the Declaration of Independence and the Mayflower Compact. The Federalist Papers also helped.

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