Matching Pairs Documents MatchingOnline version Documents Matching by Michael Loret 1 Articles of Confederation 2 Declaration of Independence 3 Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom 4 US Constitution 5 Thomas Jefferson 6 Virginia Declaration of Rights 7 Magna Carta 8 Charters of the Virginia Company 9 George Mason Authored the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the Declaration of Independence Says that the rights of Englishmen were guaranteed to English colonists in the New World Served as a model for the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution of the United States of America -Breakup letter -Stated grievances against the king of Great Britain -Declared colonists' independence from Great Britain -Affirmed certain inalienable rights -Established the principle that people are equal under the law Established that the government (king) is responsible to his people Established freedom of religious beliefs and opinions -Establishes the basic structure of the United States government -Guarantees equality under the law with majority rule and the rights of minorities protected -Affirms individual worth and the dignity of all people -Protects fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press assembly, and petition -Established the first form of national government for the independent states -Maintained that major powers resided with individual states -Weakness of central government led to the writing of the US Constitution Authored the Virginia Declaration of Rights
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