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the Charters of the Virginia Company of London
The Charters of the Virginia Company of London:
-Guaranteed english rights to the colonists.
-1606 by King James I -
The Virginia Declaration of Rights
The Virginia Declaration of Independence:
- Was the model for the bill of rights. (the first ten amendments)
-It was writen by George Mason in 1776. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence:
- It stated grievances against the King of Great Britain.
- Declared the colonies independence from Great Britain.
- Affirmed certain "Unalienable rights" (lifr, liberty,and the pursuit of happiness.)
-Adopted July 4, 1776.
- written by Thomas Jefferson. -
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
This Document was written by Thomas Jefferson and it garuenteed american citizens the right to worship or not to worship any religion they wanted. -
Articles of Confederation
this Document was the first form of the Constitution. It was written by thesecond continental congress and did not work doe to it's week central government. -
The Constitution
this document established our structure of government and has majority rule with minority rights protected.
