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Magna Carta
England's King John caused the people that persuade him to recognize the everyone's right with his abusive actions. Then the magna carta was made, and it says that no one, not even kings or law makers are above the law. The magna carta was the foundation for other important documents -
Petition of rights
The Petition of rights was an objective of a Legal reform movement that eventually lead to the civil war, and the disposal of King Henry. This document set the rights for common men, and many more ideas that later caused the American Revolution -
Massachusetts General Court
Massachusetts adopted the first broad statement of American Liberties. -
New Charter of Rhode Island
Rhode Island's new charter granted religious freedom -
Full Liberty of Worship
Connecticut passed the first dissenter statue, which gave Anglicans and Baptist the full right to worship -
50 baptist are jailed
50 Baptist were jailed in Virginia for preaching the gospel, because it didn't support the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. -
More baptist men jailed
18 Baptist men were jailed because they wouldn't pay taxes to the Congregational church. the reason for this is that the Congregational church does not support the same beliefs as baptist do. -
Declaration of Independence
In 1776 the continental congress made the final copy of the Declaration of Independence -
First Declaration of Rights to be approved
Virginia's House of Burgesses passed the Declaration of Rights. Virginia's Declaration of Rights was the first bill of rights to be apart of a state constitution in America. -
Ordinance of Religious Freedom
The Virginia legislature brought in the Ordinance of Religious Freedom. Which wiped away all of the Anglican churches, then the head of the church complained about being harassed based off religious beliefs. -
Northwest Ordiance
It was a law demanding government guidelines, but it supported religious freedom, and it showed a good way to shape a union. Sep 17 the U.S. Constitution was adopted. -
Bill of Rights is offical
Virginia was the 11th colony to approve adding the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, making the Bill of Rights offical
