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Founding Documents that influenced the Constitution - Coggle Diagram
Founding Documents that influenced the Constitution
Magna Carta
King John
limited the power of the King and established “rule of law”
1215
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
established the colony of Jamestown
gave colonists the same rights as Englishmen and Representative government
King James I
Mayflower Compact (1620)
established a government and laws for Plymouth colony
first democracy created in the colonies
written by William Bradford and Pilgrims
Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)
established a set of “natural rights” for men in Virginia
served as a model for the Bill of Rights
written by George Mason
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1779)
gave Virginians freedom to have their own religious beliefs
served as a model for the 1st amendment and established religious freedom
written by Thomas Jefferson