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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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Purpose: To set a common standard for human rights worldwide. Year Written: 1948

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The Ninety-Five Theses

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Purpose: To criticize the Catholic Church's practice of selling indulgences and spark the Protestant Reformation. Year Written: 1517

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The Twelve Tables

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Purpose: To provide a written code of law for the citizens of the Roman Republic. Year Written: 450 BC

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United States Constitution

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Purpose: To establish the framework of the government of the United States. Year Written: 1787

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The Gettysburg Address

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Purpose: To dedicate the Soldiers' National Cemetery and redefine the purpose of the Civil War. Year Delivered: 1863

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Magna Carta

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Purpose: To limit the powers of the English monarch and establish legal principles. Year Written: 1215

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The Treaty of Versailles

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Purpose: To officially end World War I and impose peace terms on Germany. Year Written: 1919

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Declaration of Independence

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Purpose: Proclaim independence of the 13 American colonies from British rule. Year Written: 1776

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Luther's 95 Theses

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Purpose: To argue against the sale of indulgences and other practices of the Catholic Church, initiating the Reformation. Year Written: 1517

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The Communist Manifesto

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Purpose: To present the goals of communism and the theory of class struggle. Year Written: 1848

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Purpose: To declare the freedom of all slaves in Confederate territory during the American Civil War. Year Written: 1863

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The Rosetta Stone

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Purpose: Originally to decree the accomplishments of Pharaoh Ptolemy V, later helped to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs. Year Created: 196 BC

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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

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Purpose: To express the ideals of the French Revolution and principles of human rights. Year Written: 1789

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The Federalist Papers

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Purpose: To advocate for the ratification of the United States Constitution. Year Written: 1787-1788

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The Diary of Anne Frank

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Purpose: Personal diary that recorded the experiences of a Jewish girl during the Holocaust. Year Written: 1942-1944

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