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Founding Documents of the United States Constitution - Coggle Diagram
Founding Documents of the United States Constitution
Magna Carta
Written in 1215 by English nobles
Rule of law
Founder of the principal that no one is above the law
This allowed English men to gain basic rights
Charters of the Virginia
Company of London
Written in 1606 by King James 1
Representative government
Through the charter,
colonists started
participating in their own
rules of government
Provided colonists the same rights as Englishmen
Virginia Declaration of Rights
written in 1776 by George Mason
limited government
Building block for the Bill of Rights
States that people have rights
once they're born
that the government can't change
The right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Declaration of independence
Written in 1776 by Thomas Jefferson
Consent of the governed
Declared colonists' rights and that all people are created equal
Declared independence against Great Britain due to grievances against the king
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Written in 1779 by Thomas Jefferson
limited government
Allowed the people of Virginia to have freedom of religion and to worship how they wish
Building block to the First Amendment
Articles of Confederation
Written in 1776 mostly by John Dickinson (final document)
democracy
Gave most of the power to the states', which created a weak central government
Initially led to the writing of the Constitution since a weak central government wasn't working out