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Founding Documents of the United States Constitution (Articles of…
Founding Documents of the United States Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Limited government, consent of the governed, representative government
Power was with the states, was the first form of government, weak national government
1781 by Founding Fathers
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Limited government, democracy
1607 by King James
Gave permission to start a colony in the new world, and gave colonists the same rights as Englishmen
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Limited government
Gave Virginians certain rights, and was the basis for the Bill of Rights
June 12, 1776 by George Mason
Declaration of Independence
Consent of the governed, limited government, rule of law
Explained why colonists weren't happy with English rule, that we have unalienable rights, and all men are created equal
July 6, 1776 by Thomas Jefferson
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
Limited government
Separation of church and state, and was basis for the 1st amendment
1779 by Thomas Jefferson
Magna Carta
Rule of law, limited government
First document to limit king, and forced him to follow his own laws
1215 by English Barons