in the year 1215, a group of barons drafted a document called the Magna Carta. At a place called Runnymede, the barons confronted the king with armed force and required him to sign the document.
the answer is magna carta.
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- Habeas Corpus was suspended during his Presidency.
- Made slavery illegal in the United States.
- First President to be assassinated
- Famous "Address" was given at the dedication of a battlefield cemetery
- "Four score and seven years ago..."
- Lincoln's War Powers
Explanation:
Abraham Lincoln suspended Habeas Corpus during the Civil War as he claimed emergency powers for himself (Lincoln war powers) to enable him deal with the Southern cessation.
He contributed to making slavery illegal by championing the 13th Amendment which cleared Congress before his assassination but was only ratified after. His assassination went down in history as the first time a president was assassinated.
His very famous ''Gettysburg Address'' which began with the words: "Four score and seven years ago..." was given as he dedicated a battlefield cemetery for Union soldiers.
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