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What was the model document from which future state constitutions were developed?

Mayflower Compact
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Rhode Island Covenant

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Answer: Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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The Fundamental Orders were adopted by the Connecticut Colony council in 1639. The Fundamental Orders describe the government set up by the Connecticut River towns , setting its structure and powers. They wanted the government to have access to the open ocean for trading.

Connecticut earne its name of The Constitution State. It was claimed that the Fundamental Orders were the first written constitution.

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