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Documents that influences the US Constitution (Virginia Declaration of…
Documents that influences the US Constitution
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Gave Americans fundamental rights and was the basis of the Bill of Rights
Limited Government
1776, by George Mason
Articles of Confederation
Representative Government
Created the first National government for the US and gave it very little power (couldn't tax, enforce laws, and there was only one branch of government) which is why it backfired
1781, by the Founding Fathers
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
Gave people the right to practice whatever religion they wished and separated church and state government
Limited Government
1779, by Thomas Jefferson
Magna Carta
Rule of Law
This document gave rights to the Englishmen and forced the King to follow his own rules
1215, by a group of barons
Declaration of Independence
Consent of the Governed
Said that all men are created equal and gave Americans the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
1776, Thomas Jefferson
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Democracy
It established Jamestown as the first colony and allowed them to have their own government and gave the colonists the same rights as Englishmen
1607, by King James