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Founding Documents of the United States Constitution
Charter of the VA Co. of London
To give the king permission to start a colony
2 main ideas of the document
Rights
Colony
Sir Thomas Smythe
1606
Charter of the VA Co. of London
VA Declaration of Religious Freedom
Thomas Jefferson
Separated government and church
1779
2 main ideas of the document
People are allowed to worship who they want to
People do not need to pay for church
VA Declaration of Religious Freedom
VA Declaration of Rights
George Mason
All Virginians have certain rights
June 12, 1776.
2 main ideas of the document
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Press
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Benjamin Franklin
aintained that major powers resided with individual states
November 1777
2 main ideas of the document
No more kings
To try not to have an unfair court system
Articles of Confederation
Magna Carta
English nobles and English men
The king must follow the laws
1215
2 main ideas of the document
To give English men rights
To give English men freedom
Magna Carta
United States Constitution
James Madison
Structure in the government
1791
main ideas of the document
Majority rule
Rights of the minority protected
Protected the fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
Constitution & Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights
Author
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights
Date it was written
2 main ideas of the document
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Name of the Document