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Founding Documents of the United States Constitution (Virginia statue of…
Founding Documents of the United States Constitution
Virginia statue of religious freedom
Limited Government
Basis for 1st amendment. Separated church and state.
Thomas Jefferson, 1779
Articles of Confederation
Representative Government
Established a government and gave states major power.
Founding Fathers in 1781
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Limited government
Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Press, Right to vote, and Right to a fair trial
1776 by George Mason
Declaration of Independence
1776, Thomas Jefferson
Consent of the governed, limited government, rule of law
Lists complaints and States that all people are created equal
Magna Carta
Rule of Law: limited government
first document to limit the king; forced him to follow his own laws
1215 by English Barons
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Limited government, democracy
Established Jamestown as the first colony. Promised colonists the same rights as englishmen
1607 by King James