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Founding Documents of the United States Constitution - Coggle Diagram
Founding Documents of the United States Constitution
Magna Carta
Author: English Nobles
Fundamental Principle: rule of law
Date: 1215
The main idea of this document was that everyone, including the king, had to follow the law and had to give freedom rights to citizens
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Author: King James I
Fundamental Principle: limited government
Date: 1606-1618
The main idea of the document was that colonists were guaranteed equal rights as if they were "abiding and born within this our Realm of England".
Declaration of Independence
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Date: 1776
Fundamental Principle: Rule of Law
The main idea of this document is they felt that they were being trated unfairly from Great Britain so they "broke up" with them.
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Author: George Mason
Fundamental Principle: limited government
Date: 1776
The main idea of this document is it would serve as a model for the Bill fo Rights in the U.S. constitution. It said that people had natural rights that the governement didn't give them.
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Fundamental Principle: democracy
Date: written in 1779 and approved in 1786
The main idea of this document is that they wanted religious freedom. It's part of the First Amendment Freedoms.
Articles of Confederation
Author: John Dickinson
Fundamental Principle: consent of the governed
Date: 1781
The main idea of this document is it established the first form of national government for states and it also led to the writing of the U.S. Constitution.