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Documens that Influences the US constitution (Virginia Statute of…
Documens that Influences the US constitution
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
Limited Government
Says that everyone can worship as they please and that they don't have to pay to go to church
Writen by Thomas Jefferson in 1779, adopted in 1786
Declaration of Independence
Consent of the Governed and Representative Government
It lists that they needed representation and wanted to live freely on their own
Writen by Thomas Jefferson and signed on July 6, 1776
Articles of Confederation
Writen by the Founding Fathers in 1781
Representative Government
The state has the power to make laws for the people and lets them be free from the main national gov't
Magna Carta
Rule of Law and Limited Government
Sealed on June 15, 1215 by King John and a group of Barons
It gave Englishmen more rights and limited the king's power
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Democracy
It gave rights to the people living in Jamestown and other colonies and made it so that they were considered citizens of England
Writen and Signed by King James in 1607
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Limited Governmetn
It stated that all Virginians have certain rights and that they needed them to be recognized :
Writen by George Mason and approved on June 12, 1776