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Founding Documents that influenced the Constitution - Coggle Diagram
Founding Documents that influenced the Constitution
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Granted by King James I in
1606
Established the colony of Jamestown in Virginia
Gave colonists the same rights as Englishmen
Representative government
Magna Carta
Written by King John of England in
1215
Limited the power of the King
Established "rule of law"
Mayflower Compact
Established a government and laws for Plymouth colony
First democracy created in the colonies
Written by William Bradford and Pilgrims in
1620
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Written by George Mason in
1776
Established a set of "natural rights" for men in Virginia
Served as a model for the Bill of Rights
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedoms
Written by Thomas Jefferson in
1779
Gave Virginians freedom to have their own religious beliefs
Served as a model for the 1st Amendment
Established religious freedom