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𝔉𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔇𝔬𝔠𝔲𝔪𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔘𝔫𝔦𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔖𝔱𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔰…

- - - - The colonists were allowed to elect representatives to work with the royal governor and council in the passing of colonial laws. The fundamental rights and rules of government found in these early charters would lay the foundations of representative government and would eventually be reflected in the Constitution of the United States.
- - - - It meant that everyone, including the king or a lawmaker, was subject to the law. It all started when English nobles revolted against King John of England. The nobles and Englishmen compelled/forced him to recognize the rights for both of them .
- - - - The Declaration of Independence stated grievances or complaints against the king; declared the colonies’ independence from Great Britain; affirmed or declared “certain unalienable rights” that included life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; and established the idea that all people are created equal under the law.
- - - - It was part of a constitution written on behalf of the colonists of Virginia during the Revolutionary War. It stated that people had inherent, natural rights that were not given to them by governments.
- - - - This document gave Virginians the freedom to have their own religious beliefs and opinions. It guaranteed that citizens of Virginia could worship as they pleased and could not be punished or have their rights taken away because of their religious beliefs. This document would be the basis for the First Amendment.
- - - - Because of their past problems with the British king and Parliament, they were not in favor of setting up another strong central government that might ignore the needs of the people. Although the Articles established the first form of national government for the new states, the document created a weak central government and maintained that major powers be given to the individual states.