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Document title
Description
Year
Declaration of Independence
Statement adopted by the Continental Congress declaring independence from the British Empire.
1776
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing rights and freedoms.
1791
Declaration of Sentiments
A document written during the Seneca Falls Convention outlining the rights that American women should be entitled to as citizens.
1848
Emancipation Proclamation
An executive order granting freedom to slaves in designated southern states.
1863
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Document title
Description
Year
Declaration of Independence
Statement adopted by the Continental Congress declaring independence from the British Empire.
1776
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing rights and freedoms.
1791
Declaration of Sentiments
A document written during the Seneca Falls Convention outlining the rights that American women should be entitled to as citizens.
1848
Emancipation Proclamation
An executive order granting freedom to slaves in designated southern states.
1863
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Document title
Description
Year
Declaration of Independence
Statement adopted by the Continental Congress declaring independence from the British Empire.
1776
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing rights and freedoms.
1791
Declaration of Sentiments
A document written during the Seneca Falls Convention outlining the rights that American women should be entitled to as citizens.
1848
Emancipation Proclamation
An executive order granting freedom to slaves in designated southern states.
1863
Stacked borderless table with headers (when on a mobile-width screen)
Document title
Description
Year
Declaration of Independence
Statement adopted by the Continental Congress declaring independence from the British Empire.
1776
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing rights and freedoms.
1791
Declaration of Sentiments
A document written during the Seneca Falls Convention outlining the rights that American women should be entitled to as citizens.
1848
Emancipation Proclamation
An executive order granting freedom to slaves in designated southern states.
1863
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<td data-label="Description">Statement adopted by the Continental Congress declaring independence from the British Empire.</td>
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<th data-label="Document title" scope="row">Bill of Rights</th>
<td data-label="Description">The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing rights and freedoms.</td>
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<th data-label="Document title" scope="row">Declaration of Sentiments</th>
<td data-label="Description">A document written during the Seneca Falls Convention outlining the rights that American women should be entitled to as citizens.</td>
<td data-label="Year">1848</td>
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<th data-label="Document title" scope="row">Emancipation Proclamation</th>
<td data-label="Description">An executive order granting freedom to slaves in designated southern states.</td>
<td data-label="Year">1863</td>
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<th data-label="Document title" scope="row">Declaration of Independence</th>
<td data-label="Description">Statement adopted by the Continental Congress declaring independence from the British Empire.</td>
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<th data-label="Document title" scope="row">Bill of Rights</th>
<td data-label="Description">The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing rights and freedoms.</td>
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<th data-label="Document title" scope="row">Declaration of Sentiments</th>
<td data-label="Description">A document written during the Seneca Falls Convention outlining the rights that American women should be entitled to as citizens.</td>
<td data-label="Year">1848</td>
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<th data-label="Document title" scope="row">Emancipation Proclamation</th>
<td data-label="Description">An executive order granting freedom to slaves in designated southern states.</td>
<td data-label="Year">1863</td>
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<th data-label="Document title" scope="row">Declaration of Independence</th>
<td data-label="Description">Statement adopted by the Continental Congress declaring independence from the British Empire.</td>
<td data-label="Year">1776</td>
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<th data-label="Document title" scope="row">Bill of Rights</th>
<td data-label="Description">The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing rights and freedoms.</td>
<td data-label="Year">1791</td>
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<th data-label="Document title" scope="row">Declaration of Sentiments</th>
<td data-label="Description">A document written during the Seneca Falls Convention outlining the rights that American women should be entitled to as citizens.</td>
<td data-label="Year">1848</td>
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<th data-label="Document title" scope="row">Emancipation Proclamation</th>
<td data-label="Description">An executive order granting freedom to slaves in designated southern states.</td>
<td data-label="Year">1863</td>
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<th data-label="Document title" scope="row">Declaration of Independence</th>
<td data-label="Description">Statement adopted by the Continental Congress declaring independence from the British Empire.</td>
<td data-label="Year">1776</td>
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<th data-label="Document title" scope="row">Bill of Rights</th>
<td data-label="Description">The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing rights and freedoms.</td>
<td data-label="Year">1791</td>
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<th data-label="Document title" scope="row">Declaration of Sentiments</th>
<td data-label="Description">A document written during the Seneca Falls Convention outlining the rights that American women should be entitled to as citizens.</td>
<td data-label="Year">1848</td>
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<th data-label="Document title" scope="row">Emancipation Proclamation</th>
<td data-label="Description">An executive order granting freedom to slaves in designated southern states.</td>
<td data-label="Year">1863</td>
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