Magna carta, 1215 -- Confirmatio cartarum, 1297 -- The First charter of Virginia -- Ordinances for Virginia, 1618 -- Mayflower compact, 1620 -- Petition of right, 1628 -- The Charter of Massachusetts bay, 1629 -- Teh Charter of Maryland, 1632 -- Fundamental orders of Connecticut, 1639 -- Abolition of the star chamber, 1641 -- Massachusetts body of liberties, 1641 -- Charter of rhode island and providence plantations, 1663 -- Concessions adn agreements of West New Jersey -- Habeas corpus act, 1679 -- Frame of government of Pennsylvania, 1682 -- Bill of rights, 1689 -- Pennsylvania charter of privileges -- Resolutions of the stamp act congress -- Declaration and resolves of the first continental congress, 1774 -- Declaration of the causes adn necessity of taking up arms, 1775 -- Constitution of Virginia, 1776 -- Declaration of independence, 1776 -- Constitution of Pennsylvania, 1776 -- Delaware declaration of rights, 1776 -- Constitution of Maryland, 1776 -- Constitution of North Carolina, 1776 -- Constitution of Vermont, 1777 -- Constitution of Massachusetts, 1780 -- Constitution of new hampshire, 1784 -- Northwest ordinance, 1787 -- The Constitution of the United STates, 1787 -- The First ten amendments to the constitution, 1791

1. Civil rights -- United States