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Founding Documents of the United States Constitution
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Name of the Document
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Magna Carta
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Declaration of Independence
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Articles of Confederation
Date it was written :pen:
1215
First charter issued in 1606
1776
1776
1779
1781
Main ideas :star:
1 .Everyone, including a king or lawmaker had to follow the law and had to give the Englishmen basic rights and freedoms.
Started when the noblemen revolted against King John
Outlined the rights the Englishmen in the new colony had.
The Englishmen were directed to start their own government and elect representatives.
Served as a model for the Bill of Rights
Stated that some rights were inherited rather than given
Declared the colony's independence from Great Britain
Expressed the new ideals for the colonies
Gave Virginians the freedom to have any religious belief
Basis of the First Amendment
Established first form of national government for the new states
Directly after writing the Articles of Confederation, the Founding Fathers went to writing the Constitution to fix their previous mistakes
Fundamental Principles found in the document :check:
Rule of law
Federalism
Republic
Democracy
Limited government
Limited government
Federalism
Democracy
Author :silhouette:
English Noblemen
The Virginia Company
George Mason
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
John Dickinson